How many of you grew up making the cookie recipe on the back of the yellow Nestle Toll House chocolate chip package?! It is THE chocolate chip recipe that started it all. Toll House Cookie Recipe is a total classic that is easy to make and turns out great every time!
Everyone needs a chocolate chip cookie recipe that is tried and true and this one won’t disappoint. It is easy, legendary and tastes delicious.
Toll House Cookie Recipe
I love knowing random factoids, so here is a good one for you! Do you know who invented the original chocolate chip cookie? Well, back in the 1930s, a woman named Ruth Wakefield ran the Toll House restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. She was making a batch of cookies when she decided to break pieces of Nestlé Semi-Sweet chocolate into the cookie dough. She was surprised when the chocolate didn’t melt but held it’s shape and gave the best texture to her cookies.
She sold the rights to her recipe to Nestlé for only $1.00! That is pure insanity right?! Little did she know that this would become the most popular cookie ever.
Should you refrigerate Toll House cookie dough before baking?
Nope, this recipe does not need to be refrigerated before baking. Yay for no waiting on cooking!
Can I freeze cookie dough?
I love to make a double or triple batch of cookies so we can eat one, share one and freeze one for later. Store uncooked cookie dough properly in an airtight container for up to 3 months. When you are ready to bake the dough simply take the dough from the freezer, warm to room temperature and bake as instructed.
When is the best time to take chocolate chip cookies out of the oven?
To prevent having hard and burnt cookies, take them out of the oven just before they look done. You want them to be just barely golden brown. They will continue to bake for a couple of minutes on your baking sheet. But this little tip will drastically change your cookies for the better!
More Cookie Recipes
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- Perfect Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
- Amazing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
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The Original Toll House Cookie Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3.5 dozen cookies 1x
Description
The original Toll House Cookie recipe from the back of the bag! This is the chocolate chip cookie recipe we grew up making; they are perfect!
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels (12 ounce package)
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
- In a medium bowl add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In a second bowl add the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes (you can beat them by hand, with an electric hand mixer, or with a stand mixer).
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla and beat to combine.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
- Stir in the morsels and the nuts.
- Drop a heaping tablespoon of dough onto your baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minute or until golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 2 minutes after baking. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
- If you are omitting the nuts add an additional 2 tablespoons of flour to the dough.
- I liked my cookies that were a little bigger than my normal cookie scoop (1 tablespoon), so I recommend making your cookie dough balls a heaping tablespoons and baking them for 11 minutes. They were perfect!
- Store leftover cookies in a closed container or in the freezer for much longer.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Toll House cookie recipe, Toll House chocolate chip cookies, recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag, original toll house cookie recipe, Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
This Toll House Cookie Recipe has withstood the test of time! You only need everyday ingredients to make them and they turn out so yummy. Can’t wait for you to make a batch…or two!
Tracie
I made this recipe and the cookies spread horribly! Definitely disappointed
Melissa
Did you add the extra flour for if you omitted the nuts? It's just a measuring thing and the peril of the imperial system, you just measure lighter than most I guess.
Kira
This happened to me the very first time I made them. I spooned and leveled the flour into the measuring cup and the next time I made them I just made sure to scoop the flour directly from my container and they didn’t spread.
★★★★★
Jess
If not adding nuts, add 1 to 2 Tbsp of all purpose flour
Gloria A
Thank you for placing this recipe on Pinterest! I really appreciate having it at my fingertips instead of having to 'hunt for my recipe' at home. I made it while visiting my son and his family on the other side of the country from home. It would have been a hassle to get it from home.