Better Than Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Jen O.'s Note:

I found this recipe among my grandmother's many, many cookie recipes and with a couple of minor changes, everyone says these are much better than the ones I usually make (those being the chocolate chip cookies straight off the back of the Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip bag!) You'll absolutely love them!

• Total Time: 28 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 20

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar (I used light brown vs. dark brown)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups flour (I used all-purpose, UNBLEACHED flour)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee, finely ground
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate, if preferred)

Directions:

1. With electric mixer, blend the butter with both sugars until fluffy.
2. Mix in the egg and the vanilla extract.
3. Add dry ingredients to mixture- blend well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. With your hands, form 1 1/2" to 2" balls and place widely apart on greased cookie sheets (I sprayed my cookie sheets with PAM- the kind with flour in it for baking).
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
7. Makes approximately 20 cookies.
8. Enjoy!

Reviews

[VelcrowMistress]

OMG! YUM! I added a large (overflowing) handful of both dried cherries and sliced almonds, and I accidentally added 3 eggs rather than one... They were still amazing even with the extra eggs.

[Catfuzz]

I wasn't able to have any of the these apparently delicious cookies, but the 16 people who did all raved! Apparently they are very good. We needed a treat for tonight's church function and everyone loved them. I will try them in a few weeks when I am off of this darn diet!!!

[karencooks]

Very good. I needed a recipe that did not call for shortning, as I was out and wanted to only use 1 stick of butter without having to half the recipe. This was a great choice. We did not use the coffee as they were for my 10 yr olds classmates. I also did not spray the pans. Next time we will use less chips, 12 oz was a little too full for us. Overall a great chewy cookie, turned out very nice.