Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe is totally inspired by Dorie Greenspan's wonderful cookbook, Baking with Dorie.

One little housekeeping note—if you bake a lot or plan to bake a lot, I strongly suggest you invest in a good baker’s scale.

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 2 cups (272 grams) all-purpose flour
  
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 sticks (226 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup (200 grams) sugar
• 2/3 cup (133 grams) packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 12 ounces (340 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped (chip-size pieces), or 2 cups (340 grams) chocolate chips
  
• 1 cup (120 grams) finely chopped walnuts or pecans, preferably toasted (optional)