Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar ()
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups nestlÉ® toll house® semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. 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.
• 2 bake in preheated 375-degree [fahrenheit] oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 3 pan cookie variation: prepare dough as above. spread into greased 15"x10" jelly-roll pan. bake in preheated 375-degree [fahrenheit] oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. cool in pan on wire rack.
• 4 for high altitude baking (>5,200 feet): increase flour to 2 1/2 cups; add 2 teaspoonfuls water with flour; reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit, drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookies for 17 to 19 minutes.