Nestle Toll House Cookie Recipe

This Nestle Toll House cookie recipe makes golden chocolate chip cookies with an optional nut crunch. Scoop, bake 9-11 minutes, and see how simple it is.

Nestle Toll House cookie recipe makes scooped chocolate chip cookies from creamed butter, two sugars, eggs, and semi-sweet chips. They bake at 375°F for 9-11 minutes until golden brown, so here’s how it all comes together.

This Nestle Toll House cookie recipe is a straightforward way to turn creamed butter, two sugars, and a generous amount of semi-sweet chips into chocolate chip cookies. The dough goes right from the mixer to the baking sheet. One thing to remember: the cookies spread, so leave 2 to 2½ inches between each dough ball.

Why You’ll Love This Nestle Toll House Cookie Recipe

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips give you classic chocolate chip flavor in every cookie.
• The chopped nuts are flexible. Leave them out and add 2 tablespoons of flour instead.
• A 2-tablespoon cookie scoop portions the dough into rounded balls, so the cookies are a similar size.
• You can bake on a parchment-lined or an ungreased baking sheet, whichever you have.

What Ingredients Do You Need for Nestle Toll House Cookies?

Ingredient Group	Ingredient	Exact Amount	Purpose or Note
Dry ingredients	All-purpose flour	2 ¼ cups	Whisked into the flour mixture
Dry ingredients	Baking soda	1 teaspoon	Combined with the flour
Dry ingredients	Salt	1 teaspoon	Combined with the flour
Butter and sugars	Unsalted butter	1 cup	Softened to room temperature
Butter and sugars	Brown sugar	¾ cup	Packed
Butter and sugars	Granulated sugar	¾ cup	Creamed with the butter and brown sugar
Wet ingredients	Vanilla extract	1 teaspoon	Added before the eggs
Wet ingredients	Large eggs	2	Added one at a time
Mix-ins	Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate chips	2 cups (12 oz package)	Stirred in after the flour mixture
Mix-ins	Chopped nuts	1 cup	If omitting, add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour in place of the nuts

The butter should be softened to room temperature before you start creaming it with the sugars. The brown sugar is packed into the measuring cup, so press it down.

The nuts are the one ingredient you can skip, but the swap matters. If you leave out the 1 cup of chopped nuts, add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the dough in their place.

How to Make Nestle Toll House Cookies Step by Step

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a large mixing bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed for 1-2 minutes. (“Cream” just means beating them together.) Add the vanilla extract and the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add the flour mixture and mix until partially combined. Add the chocolate chips (and nuts, if using) and mix to combine. If you’re not adding nuts, add an additional 2 tablespoons of flour to the dough.
   

   Pro Tip: Skipping the nuts means adding the extra 2 tablespoons of flour, so don’t leave it out.

5. Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop (I used a size 50 scoop), portion the dough into rounded balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet (or an ungreased baking sheet). Space the cookies 2 to 2½ inches apart, because they will spread some.
   

   Pro Tip: Leave the full 2 to 2½ inches between dough balls so the spreading cookies have room.

6. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
   

   Pro Tip: Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for the full 2 minutes before moving them to the wire rack

Tips, Variations, and Troubleshooting for Nestle Toll House Cookies

Pro Tips for Success

• Start with butter softened to room temperature, since the first step is creaming it with both sugars.
• Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each one, so each egg is mixed in before the next goes in.
• Stop mixing the flour in when it’s partially combined, then add the chocolate chips and mix just until everything comes together.
• Judge doneness by color. The recipe gives a 9-11 minute window, and the cookies are ready when they’re golden brown.
• Use a 2-tablespoon scoop for every cookie so the dough balls are the same size and bake at the same pace.

Variations

• Optional nuts: Add 1 cup of chopped nuts along with the chocolate chips for a crunchier chocolate chip cookie.
• Optional no-nut version: Leave the nuts out and add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the dough instead.
• Optional baking surface: Use a parchment-lined baking sheet or an ungreased one. Both work with this recipe.

Troubleshooting Common Problems

Problem: The cookies are running into each other on the baking sheet.

Solution: Space the dough balls 2 to 2½ inches apart. The cookies spread as they bake, so they need that room.

Problem: The dough seems different after leaving out the nuts.

Solution: Add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the dough in place of the nuts, then mix to combine.

Problem: You’re not sure when the cookies are done.

Solution: Bake for 9-11 minutes, until they’re golden brown. Then cool them on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving them to a wire rack.

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