In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla and mix again.

Add salt, baking soda and flour and mix dough well.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Chill dough in the refrigerator for ~30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Roll dough into desired cookie sized balls and place on a greased or lined baking pan.

Bake for 7-12 minutes, depending on the size of cookies you want to make, or until the edges are golden.

Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool for a few minutes before placing on a cooling rack.

If adding flaky sea salt, sprinkle a little on each cookie while still warm.

* If freezing dough, roll into desired sized cookie dough balls. place on a cookie sheet and freeze until firm then place into a ziplocked bag until you want to bake them. Bake from frozen and add about 5 minutes onto the baking time.