Maida Heatters Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

ORIGINAL NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (CA 1948)

Steps:

• Cream butter.
• Add sugars.
• Add eggs.
• Sift flour and salt.
• Dissolve soda in water and add alternately with sifted flour mixture to butter and sugars.
• Add nuts and chocolate morsels.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Drop by half-teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 375°F.

TOLLHOUSE COPYCAT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
• Add in eggs one at a time and continue mixing until creamy.
• In a separate bowl, fold together salt, baking soda, and flour.
• Slowly add in flour mixture, continuing to beat until dough is smooth.
• Fold in your chocolate chips.
• Spoon into 1 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to golden.

MAIDA HEATTER'S CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Fit your cookie press with a favorite plate. You'll need unbuttered, unlined cookie sheets.
• Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot, not simmering water, or melt in the microwave following manufacturer's directions. Allow to cool slightly.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter. Add the salt, vanilla and sugar and beat to mix well. Add the egg yolks and beat to mix, then add the chocolate, mixing well to blend. On low speed, gradually add the flour. Beat only to mix after each addition.
• Fill your cookie press with a portion of the dough. Press out the cookies 1-inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Using a spatula, transfer cookies to a rack to cool. Store in airtight containers.
• NOTE: Cookies may be decorated with chopped nuts or candied cherries before baking, if desired.

MAIDA HEATTER'S TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Cut aluminum foil to fit cookie sheets.
• Cream the butter in a mixer.
• Add the salt, vanilla and both sugars and beat well.
• Add the eggs and eat well.
• Lower the speed of the mixer and about half of the flour and beat only until incorporated.
• In a small cup stir the baking soda with the hot water until it is dissolved. Mix it into the dough. Add the remaining flour and beat only to mix.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the chocolate and the nuts.
• There are various methods for forming the dough. You can simply drop the batter from a teaspoon or you can freeze the dough overnight (Ruth Wakefield did this). Maida prefers forming the dough into balls with your wet hands. She says they will have a more even color and taste better. Whichever method you chose, place the dough 2 inches apart on the foil and slightly flatten the top with a spoon or your fingertips. Bake for about 12 minutes until the cookies have browned all over. If using only one cookie sheet, use the upper rack. If using two sheets, reverse them from top to bottom half-way through the baking time. Let the cookies cool for a few seconds before transferring them to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.