Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies
5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons salt	COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
2 cups (4 sticks, 1 pound) butter, softened 1½ cups granulated [white] sugar 1½ cups packed brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 eggs	Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture.
4 cups (2 12-ounce packages) Chocolate Morsels 2 cups chopped nuts	Stir in morsels and nuts.
	Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. BAKE in preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. PAN COOKIE VARIATION: PREPARE dough as above. Spread into greased 15"x10" jelly-roll pan. Bake in preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (>5,200 feet): INCREASE flour to 2 1/2 cups; add 2 teaspoonfuls water with flour; reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit, drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookies for 17 to 19 minutes.