
Mix together BY HAND with a spoon: softened butter, vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar.
Then, slowly add the all purpose flour and mix in with a spoon. Add about a 1/2 cup of flour at a time until you have incorporated the full 2 & 1/2 cups. You will get a workout in, but don't give up! =-)
Add the chocolate chips and fold in with a spoon. (You can add walnuts too if you like)
Roll the dough into little balls with your hands and place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for only 8-10 minutes MAX!
While they are baking pour 3-4 cups or more of powdered sugar onto trays. As SOON as you remove the cookies from the oven add them into the powdered sugar tray and bury them into the sugar. The result will be magical!
These cookies get better each and every day! You should get about 20-24 cookies from each batch.
Absolutely MAKE IT! Merry Christmas!