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For a quick and easy chocolate chip cookie, you can’t beat the Nestle Toll House cookie recipe! This classic recipe makes the best no chill soft and chewy cookies with chocolate chips and walnuts. This is probably the most popular cookie recipe in the world.
Some old-fashioned recipes never need updating because they’re always perfect, and the original Toll House cookies are one of them. This is the famous chocolate chip cookie recipe that is so easy to make. While I prefer my recipe, there’s just something nostalgic about this classic recipe. What’s the difference between the two: Spreading – my recipe is puffier and thicker than Nestle Toll House Cookies. They will spread a lot more unless you add extra flour.
Important Ingredients
- All-purpose flour, Baking soda, Salt: typical dry ingredients
- Butter: I use unsalted butter and make sure it’s softened
- Granulated sugar AND Brown sugar: both add richness and the brown sugar adds softness
- Baking Soda: because we’re using a full cup of butter, you need a full teaspoon baking soda.
- Chocolate chips: use your favorite brand – of course for these you should probably use Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels!
- Cup Chopped nuts: optional but if you do not add them you’ll need an additional 2 tablespoons of flour (I added this).
How to Make Toll House Cookies Tips
- Basically this recipe is simple, but you do need a mixer: you must cream the butter and sugar then add the rest of the ingredients.
- If you don’t add the extra flour your cookies will spread quite a bit (I usually add the extra flour whether or not I’m using nuts).
- You can use milk chocolate chips or any brand of chocolate you like, not just Nestle (I like Trader Joe’s chocolate chips!) You can also use pecans instead of walnuts if you prefer.
- Scoop cookie dough – drop a rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet (or you can do like I always do and use parchment paper or silicone baking mats.)
- No chilling is needed for these! Bake until they are golden brown around the edges and no longer glossy on top. I like to cool completely on the baking sheet before moving them.
How to make a 1/2 recipe
You can easily cut this recipe in half by just dividing all the ingredients by 2. When dividing the flour, remember that 1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons. Be sure to check out my tips for how to half a recipe.
How to double the recipe
You can easily double the recipe by just multiplying all the ingredients by 2. That will make a LOT of cookies!
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Classic Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups (279g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (227g) butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (150g) packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups (340g) chocolate chips see note
- 1 cup chopped nuts optional – see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl and set aside.
- Cream butter, granulated sugar, band rown sugar in large mixing bowl until creamy.
- Add vanilla and eggs and mix. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts, if using.
- Drop 1-tablespoon cookie dough balls (or 2-tablespoon balls) onto cookie sheets.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
Recipe Notes
- If omitting the nuts, add an extra 1 cup chocolate chips (for a total of 3 cups) or 2 tablespoons of additional all-purpose flour.
- Bake in a 9×13-inch pan for 25-30 minutes (they’ll be dark golden on top) for Toll House Bar Cookies.
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FAQs
Bake them for 9 to 11 minutes at 375°F.
To make a pan cookie variation, bake in a 9×13-inch pan for about 25-30 minutes. They’ll be dark golden on top but super chewy and rich inside.
Favorite Cookie Recipes & Variations
- Turn this into a chocolate chip cookie pie really easily with a pie crust.
- Make these into M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Turn Toll House Cookies into Turtle cookies!
Can margarine be substituted for the butter? I have to make cookies lactose free.
I have not tried margarine. I recommend using butter flavored crisco in place of the butter – or Earth’s Balance Vegan Butter Sticks.
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