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Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies is a classic cookie that makes the best Dessert Recipe. Delicious and easy to make cookies that are bursting with flavor!

Anytime my family wants cookies, this Nestle Toll House Cookie Recipe is my go-to recipe. These cookies are baked with a crispy texture while have a soft center. Each bite is packed with chocolate to create a cookie recipe that everyone loves.
Cookies make the best treat so if you love this recipe, you may also love Avalanche Cookies, S’mores Cookies, Red Velvet Cake Cookies and Milky Way Cookies.
What's in this post: Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
Why This Recipe Works
Cookies make the best dessert for any occasion. This Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is one of my favorites because of the simple ingredients and how quick and easy they are to prepare.
We love that this original recipe is completely customizable by changing the chocolate chips or adding in nuts. Make a batch of these soft, chewy, and gooey cookies the next time you need a homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter – Softened at room temperature
- Light Brown Sugar – Learn How to Make Brown Sugar
- Sugar – We used white granulated sugar
- Eggs – Use room temperature Large Eggs
- Vanilla Extract – Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor
- All Purpose Flour – Measure flour accurately for the best texture
- Baking Soda and Baking Powder – Leavening agent to allow the cookies to rise
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – Use other types of Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet chocolate morsels. We have even used mini chocolate chips
- Chopped Walnuts – The walnuts in this recipe is optional. You can easily use chopped pecans or cashews instead.
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How to Make Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Step 1 – Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 – In a large mixer bowl, beat together the 1 cup butter and sugars until light and fluffy with a stand up mixer or hand held mixer.
Step 3 – Mix in the eggs, one at a time, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until combined.
Step 4 – In a Small bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder.
Step 5 – Combine flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix on a low speed until just combined. Be careful not to over mix or the cookies will be tough or flat.
Step 6 – Then gently stir in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts by hand until combined.
Step 7 – Place tablespoons of the dough balls onto a ungreased cookie sheet using a cookie scoop.
- Step 7 – Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies are slightly golden brown around the edges and just set.
- Step 8 – Let the cookies set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Step 9 – Then the Famous Toll House Cookie Recipe are ready to serve and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Cookie Scoop – To ensure that the Nestle Toll house cookies are about the same size, we recommend scooping the dough with a cookie scoop.
- Ingredients – We like to prepare these cookies with room temperature ingredients. This helps to create the perfect cookies with the best texture. Make sure to measure the flour with a measuring cup to ensure that you are adding the right amount.
- Cookie Dough – We like to prepare the cookie dough ahead of time and place in the fridge until ready to bake. This helps to prevent the cookies from spreading on the baking sheet.
- Baking Sheet – We like using parchment paper to line the baking sheet. This helps to serve the cookies and makes cleanup a breeze.
Frequently Asked Questions
Baking time will vary but you will know that you cookies are done baking when the edges of the cookies are golden brown and the center will be slightly soft. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes then check cookies. Once you remove the cookies from the oven, the cookies will finish baking on the cookie sheet for the perfectly cooked cookies.
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Keep a piece of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them moist.
You can freeze baked cookies and cookie dough in the freezer. See How to Freeze Cookies for Baking for all the tips.
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Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter softened at room temperature
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar
- ½ cup White Granulated Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 2 cups Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup chopped Walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy with a stand up mixer or hand held mixer.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time, and vanilla extract until combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder.
- Then gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix on a low speed until just combined. Be careful not to over mix or the cookies will be tough or flat.
- Then gently stir in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts by hand until combined.
- Place tablespoons of the dough onto a baking sheet using a cookie scoop.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the cookies are slightly golden brown around the edges and just set.
- Let the cookies set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!
so so good , make double as they won’t last long
We love this cookie recipe! Budget friendly and easy to double and freeze the dough for the next round of cookies.
I made this last night and they are already gone!
So delicious! great recipe.
I get why this is a go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, it’s so easy and chocolatey! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
This was so yummy!
Delicious and so much easier than store bought!
Amazing!!!! So Good!
These look amazing and I can’t wait to try them.
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy them!
No salt?
Correct – I don’t use any salt in this recipe.
Very yummy cookies. I have not used a mixer for the butter/sugars before. Great idea!
Just finished going through the recipe. These will be made today
Thank you George! I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Just took the last batch out of the oven. Hubby ate 2 right away but obviously I beat him to the taste test. EXCELLENT COOKIES. I used gluten free flour and my new Kitchenaid sifter-scale attachment to my mixer which was my Christmas present that I used for the first time. Your recipe is a keeper. Thank you.
Thank you so much MaryLou! I’m so glad your husband you enjoyed this recipe and thank you so much for the positive review!
This cookie recipe was delicious! I loved that I could make the dough ahead of time.