Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda 
• 1 tsp salt 
• 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375° F.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and the vanilla extract until creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
• Gradually, beat in dry mixture until completely integrated.
• Stir in chocolate chips in sections.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll balls of dough and place equidistant on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes on the oven’s middle rack.

Baker’s Note

At 8 minutes the cookies will look slightly underdone, take them out anyway. They continue cooking on the sheet after being removed from the oven and this ensures they stay moist.