Carol Sullys Toll House Cookies Food

TOLL HOUSE COOKIES

Steps:

• COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, 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 morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• BAKE in preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• PAN COOKIE VARIATION: PREPARE dough as above. Spread into greased 15"x10" jelly-roll pan. Bake in preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack.
• FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (>5,200 feet): INCREASE flour to 2 1/2 cups; add 2 teaspoonfuls water with flour; reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit, drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookies for 17 to 19 minutes.

TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking 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.
• Pan Cookie Variation
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.
• Slice and Bake Cookie Variation
• Prepare dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
• Do Ahead
• Dough may be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.
• This recipe is made available as a courtesy by Nestle USA and www.VeryBestBaking.com. Nestle® Toll House® is a registered trademark of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland.

ORIGINAL NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking 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.

TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (CA 1948)

Steps:

• Cream butter.
• Add sugars.
• Add eggs.
• Sift flour and salt.
• Dissolve soda in water and add alternately with sifted flour mixture to butter and sugars.
• Add nuts and chocolate morsels.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Drop by half-teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 375°F.

CHOCOLATE CHIP TOLL HOUSE COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°F.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or lightly grease with vegetable oil or butter (no non-stick vegetable sprays!).
• In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, using an electric mixer cream butter, Crisco shortening, both sugars and vanilla until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in eggs and beat on medium speed until blended (about 1 minute).
• Add in the flour mixture, and beat until blended (about 30 seconds).
• Add in chocolate chips, nuts and toffee bits; mix to combine.
• Drop the dough by tablespoons (equivalent to about 3 tablespoons).
• Bake the cookies centers are slightly puffed up (about 11-12 minutes).
• Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet.

BETTER THAN TOLL HOUSE COOKIES!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix butter and both sugars until fluffy in large mixing bowl. Add eggs and beat until creamy,scraping down the mixture occasionally. Add baking soda, salt and vanilla. Mix again.
• Slowly add the flour, mixing well. Add chips and nuts and mix until incorporated, again scraping down the dough.
• Using a tablespoon measure- scrape dough into spoon and flatten against the mixing bowl so you have an even tablespoon of cookie dough.
• Use non stick cookie sheets or line with parchment. Leave 2" space between dough.
• Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool a few minutes on sheet then transfer to a cooling rack. They will flatten as they cool.
• These cookies freeze very well.

TOLL HOUSE COOKIES (CA. 1968)

Steps:

• Sift together flour, soda and salt.
• Set aside.
• Combine margarine, sugars, vanilla and water.
• Beat until creamy.
• Beat in egg.
• Add flour mixture and mix well.
• Stir in chocolate and nuts.
• Drop well rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 375°F.