Original Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 ¼ C. all-purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 C. (two sticks) Butter, softened
• ¾ C. Sugar
• ¾ C. firmly packed Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla 
• 2 Eggs
• 1 (12-oz.) package (or 2 C.) Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1 C. finely chopped Walnuts (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy.  
• Beat in eggs.
• Add the flour (a little at a time), baking soda and salt to the wet ingredients; beat together on low to medium speed until thoroughly mixed.
• Stir in the Nestle morsels (and optional nuts) by hand.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls unto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Note:  This recipe yields about 6 dozen 1½ inch cookies.