Top Secret Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Top Secret Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 c butter,Softened
1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c brown sugar,Packed
2 eggs
2 1/2 t vanilla
2 1/2 c all purpose flour
3/4 t salt
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
18 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter,
sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Sift together the flours, salt, baking
powder, and baking soda. Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Stir
in chocolate chips. With your fingers, place golf-ball-size dough
portions 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9 minutes,
or until edges are light brown. Note: Do not exceed baking time even
if they look underbaked. Finished product should be soft in the
middle and crunchy around the edges. Variations: Substitute milk
chocolate for the semisweet and/or add 1-1/2 cups of chopped walnuts
or macadamia nuts to the recipe before baking. For the best cookie,
don't substitute margarine for the butter.