Mix the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla.
In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and slowly add them into dough.
Once dough is fully formed, mix in bag of chocolate chips. No, really, the whole bag.
Refrigerate for 24 hours. This step is crucial.
The next day, roll the dough into 1/4 cup balls. It will make your hands hurt because the dough is tough, but the cookies are worth the pain. Push through the pain, and picture those glorious, warm, gooey cookies awaiting you on the kitchen table.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until edges just begin to turn brown.