Toll House-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

Named for the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, these cookies trace to Ruth Wakefield’s 1930s kitchen experiment with chopped chocolate. Creamed butter and two sugars frame semisweet chips that stay melty while the edges set and centers stay soft.

Serves 24 · 15 min prep · 12 min cook

Estimate for one serving

• 280 cal
• 12g protein
• 24g carbs
• 8g fat
• 2g fiber

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Ingredients

• 1 cup butterDairy
• 3/4 cup brown sugarPantry
• 3/4 cup white sugarPantry
• 2 eggsDairy
• 2 tsp vanillaSpices
• 2 1/4 cups flourPantry
• 1 tsp baking sodaPantry
• 1 tsp saltSpices
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chipsPantry
• 1 cup optional walnutsPantry

Instructions

1. 1Cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla.
2. 2Mix dry ingredients; combine; fold chips.
3. 3Scoop onto sheets; bake until edges set and centers soft.
4. 4Cool on sheet briefly—the American cookie.