Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you google "chocolate chip cookies" you'll get so many different recipes your head will spin wondering which one to go with. You can't go wrong with the original Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip recipe! You can easily double the batch, and freeze any unused cookie dough for later use. Over the years I've made a few minor tweaks to the recipe that I think makes the perfect cookie even better! I listed those variations below.

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 lb) butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips (12 oz package Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels)
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, white and brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

MY VARIATIONS: Use 2 tblsp less white sugar, half the salt, double the vanilla, add a tsp of milk, and chill dough before baking. Also, use a cool cookie sheet with each new batch.