(Variation On Nestle's Recipe)
2 1/4 Cups Flour 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda 2 Teaspoons Vanilla 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 2 Eggs 1 Cup Butter 12 Ounces Chocolate Chips 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Cup Walnuts, Chopped
Heat oven to 375 degrees. In bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt. In larger mixer bowl, beat butter granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well. Stir in chips and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonful's onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove to wire rack. Cool Completely. Makes about 6 dozen cookies (editor's note: haha ... very small cookies)
1947 Recipe - Toll House Restaurant - Jean Hansen
Calla Ferre - Santa Cruz County Fair: 1st Place (1984)
Modified: 1993 - April Ferre
April Ferre - Santa Cruz County Fair - 1st Place (1994-1995), 1st Place with nuts (1994-1995) 1st Place Giant (1994), 2nd Place (1997-1998), 2nd Place with Nuts (1996-1997) 2nd Place Giant (1996), 3rd Place (1999-2000) , Honorable Mention (1996), Honorable Mention with Toffee (1994)
"These were the first cookies I entered in the Santa Cruz County Fair and I won first place on them. I modified Nestle's recipe slightly, basically I just doubled the vanilla, but it seems to make a difference." - April Ferre
