Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies (2024)

If you’ve ever looked at the back of a Nestle packet of chocolate chips and wanted to make the original Toll House chocolate chip cookies you saw there, then this recipe is for you. Soft Toll House cookies have just the right amount of chocolate chips and will quickly become the go-to cookie recipe in your house.

Nestle Toll House Cookies Recipe Ingredients

You’ll need:

• 1¾ cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon of baking soda
• ½ teaspoon of baking powder
• ½ cup of butter, softened
• ½ cup of white sugar
• ¼ cup of light brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons of clear vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup of walnuts or pecans, chopped

Substitutions And Additions

NUTS: If you don’t like (or can’t eat) nuts, then just leave them out. You can always add more semisweet chocolate chips or even different colored chocolate if you like.

BROWN SUGAR: You can use dark brown sugar if that’s what you have.

It doesn’t change the taste too much but may make the cookies look a little darker once cooked.

How To Make Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

STEP ONE: In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set dry ingredients aside.

STEP TWO: Using a stand mixer or medium to large mixing bowl and an electric mixer, cream butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.

STEP THREE: Add the egg and mix until no yellow streaks are visible.

STEP FOUR: Lower the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture, mixing only until the flour is well incorporated.

STEP FIVE: Using a wooden spoon, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts, making sure the nuts and chocolate chips are evenly spread through the dough.

STEP SIX: Cover the dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.

STEP SEVEN: Before removing the cookie dough from the refrigerator, preheat the oven to 325°F, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

STEP EIGHT: Remove the dough from the fridge, and scoop the dough into rounded tablespoons.

STEP NINE: Roll the dough into balls before placing the cookie dough balls two inches apart. Bake for ten minutesuntil golden brown.

STEP TEN: Allow the cookies to rest on the cookie sheet for at least one to two minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool.

How To Serve Toll House Cookies

Serve these perfect chocolate chip cookies with a glass of milk, iced tea, raspberry iced tea, or our southern strawberry sweet tea on the side to wash them down. These cookies are a yummy afternoon snack!

Do you love these original chocolate chip cookies and still feel the urge to bake with more chocolate?

Then why not try these chocolate peanut butter Ritz cookies? Our ooey gooey cookies are just oozing chocolate too!

How To Store Chocolate Chip Toll House Cookies

ON THE COUNTER: Once the Toll House chocolate chip cookies have cooled, you can store them in an airtight container for four to five days.

Don’t pop them in the fridge, as they might get too hard.

IN THE FREEZER: You can store the uncooked dough in the freezer for up to three months in airtight containers or freezer bags.

For best results, thaw it out in the fridge so that it is defrosted but not too warm, then continue the process.

If you are unsure if the dough is cold enough, pop it back in the fridge for an hour.

Once you start making this original Nestlé Toll House cookie dough recipe and creating those delicious cookies, you’ll have a truly classic recipe that everyone loves. Homemade cookies are the best chocolate chip cookies, especially when fresh (pssst- I do love these chocolate chip pudding cookies, too!).

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