Better Than Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Submitted by Jen O.

"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!"

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 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

[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.

 

[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!!!

 

[Amanda M.]

Was researching my spreading Tollhouse cookies and have tried the subtract 2 tblsp of butter replace w shortening, worked well then I found this recipe , when done properly these are my new favorite, 2nd time making these I cut a little of the coffee and these are wonderful ! Thank you ! These are my new go to cookies!

 

[rachelfortuna]

Big hit with the hubby and kids!