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Monday, March 9, 2015

Toll House Cookies: Vintage Ad & Original Recipe

Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies? This week is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week. Here's the recipe for the original Chocolate Chip Cookie: Toll House Cookies. Here's a link to a post about Ruth Graves Wakefield, the originator of the Tollhouse Cookie (synonymous with chocolate chip cookie!)

These are the Chocolate Chip Cookies I grew up with. Thought I'd post this Vintage Ad for Toll House Cookies! Guess I'm Vintage! Recipe for Toll House Cookies below!


Nestle Chocolate Chips Bag with Toll House Cookie recipe

Original Toll House Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (sweet)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions:
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.

1 comment:

Cynthia St-Pierre said...

You're a GOOD vintage! So are these cookies. Thanks.