Adaptation of The Original Nestlé® Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

This famous classic American cookie needs no introduction. This is AJ's adaptation of the recipe from Nestlé USA. Go to their site for official recipe, which calls for granulated sugar.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes (* See cooks note)
Total preparation time: 25 minutes
Serving number: 60 (LOL! I'm lucky if I get 24, 4-bite cookies.)

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups / 300 g All purpose flour (or plain flour)
1 tsp / 1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp / 1 tsp Salt
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda [extra when using splenda]

1 cup / 200 g Butter (softened (or shortening))
3/4 cup / 150 g SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
2/3 cup / 150 g SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend
2 tsp / 2 tsp Vanilla extract
2 large / 2 large Eggs

2 cups / 300 g NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi sweet chocolate morsels (* See cooks note)

Preparation steps:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375°F/190°C.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, dry milk and baking powder in a small bowl.
3. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
6. Stir in the NESTLÉ Toll House morsels.
7. Drop by rounded spoonful onto ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.

COOKS NOTE(s):

• AJ uses Hershey's Sugar Free  Milk Chocolate Baking Pieces.
• Baking time will be much less, sometimes 7 minutes when the oven is really hot. Take out of oven when bottom of cookie is starting to brown.

Did you know that chocolate chip cookies were invented in Massachusetts in 1937?