Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

The golden, chewy chocolate chip cookie, made by the tablespoon for a big batch of about 60. Nuts are optional, and so are an extra cup of rolled oats and half a cup of sweetened shredded coconut for an oatmeal-coconut version. Plan on baking in rounds.

The chocolate chip cookie traces to the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, where Ruth Wakefield is credited with adding chopped semisweet chocolate to a butter cookie dough in the 1930s. Nestle later bought the rights to the name and began printing the recipe on its chocolate packaging, which spread it through American home kitchens. Oats and coconut are common additions that turn the basic dough into a chewier, heartier cookie.

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep: 15 minCook: 11 minTotal: 26 min Serves 60

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Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• Optional: 1 cup chopped nuts
• Optional: 1 cup rolled oats
• Optional: 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla 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 chocolate chips, plus the nuts, oats, and coconut if you are using them.
7. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until golden brown, switching racks halfway through.
9. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then move them to wire racks to cool completely.

Notes

• Cookies keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 8 weeks. If you add oats and coconut, the oats absorb moisture, so check the first sheet early and expect up to 12 minutes of baking.

Serve with a cold glass of milk.

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