Toll House Cookies - Original 1939 Nestle` Recipe

2 1/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Salt

1 c Butter, softened

3/4 c Granulated sugar

3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar

1 ts Vanilla extract

2 lg Eggs

12 oz Pkg.nestle`s semi-sweet

-chocolate morsels 1 c Walnuts or pecans, chopped

Source: Nestle`s Chocolate -Semi-sweet Chocolate Morsels package Preheat oven to 375?F. Combine four, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Combine butter, sugars, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture; blending well. Stir in Nestle` Semi-Sweet Real Chocolate Morsels and the chopped nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonsfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bakes at 375?F. for 8-10 minutes. Yields: 100 2" cookies. Variations: Omit nuts and substitute one of the following: 4 cups crisp ready to eat cereal;

2 cups chopped dates;

1 Tb. grated orange rind; or

2 cups raisins

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