Original Nestle Toll House Cookies

Source: The Daily Meal Blog (and the back of a chocolate chip bag)

Ingredients

2 1/4 Cup Flour

(2 1/2 for high alt + 2 tsp water) or
320g (352g for high alt + 2 tsp water)

1 tsp baking soda =5.6g

1 tsp or salt = 5.6g

1 Cup (2 sticks) butter

3/4 Cup sugar

2/3 Cup for high alt = 160g (110 for high alt)

3/4 Cup packed brown sugar

2/3 for high alt = 160g (110 for high alt)

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 3/4 = 2 Cups chocolate chips

1 Cup shopped nuts (optional)

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 375 deg F

Combine Flour, baking soda and salt into a small bowl.

Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract into large mixer bowl until creamy

Add eggs one at a time and beat mixture to keep creamy consistency

Add Dry ingredients from small bowl and bet mixture to keep consistency

Stir in chocolate chips and nuts

Spoon a clump onto a baking pan. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. High altitude baking 8-10 mins. Pan cookie for 17-19 mins. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes once out of the oven; then remove to wire racks to cool completely.