The BEST Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Name: The BEST Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 2 cups (12 oz.) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels; 1 cup chopped nuts

By Collin | Owner

Jan 18, 2013 @ 3:03 PM MST

The BEST Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

yield: 30 SERVINGS

prep time: 10 MINUTES

cook time: 15 MINUTES

total time: 25 MINUTES

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12 oz.) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

onlinebine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.

Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a 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 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, remove to wire rack to cool onlinepletely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

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So… my New Year’s Resolution of eating healthier in 2013 is definitely going well! Can ya tell? 😉 Hey, I’m using whole wheat flour, and chocolate in moderation is good for ya, right?

If you are up for indulging in some delicious chocolate chip cookies over the weekend, you have got to try this recipe! This is definitely my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe EVER!

Soft and gooey chocolate chip cookies, it doesn’t get much better than that!

Now I can’t take the credit for this fabulous recipe… I’ve got to give it to Nestle. On the back of the Nestle Toll House chocolate chips package is a recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I do tweak mine a bit to make them a little “healthier” and they always turn out so delicious! And if I can make these turn out so good, you can too!

The Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies

The BEST Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

yield: 30 SERVINGS

prep time: 10 MINUTES

cook time: 15 MINUTES

total time: 25 MINUTES

Make these gooey chocolate chip cookies that are perfect for a cozy weeknight!

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12 oz.) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

onlinebine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.

Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a 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 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, remove to wire rack to cool onlinepletely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

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I also opted to sub all whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour called for, recipe adapted from Very Best Baking And they surprisingly still turned out fantastic! I didn’t add nuts to my cookies either. I have a not so nut lovin’ hubby in my household.

I’ve definitely learned throughout the years that some of the most basic recipes, can end up being the ones that you make over and over and over again. And this is one of those for me! 🙂

Enjoy!

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ap January 18, 2013 at 3:07 pm MST

Is anyone else having a FRIENDS flashback 🙂

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Michelle January 18, 2013 at 3:16 pm MST

Thats actually the FIRST thing I thought of, lol

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Diane January 18, 2013 at 3:17 pm MST

me too!!

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Noel January 18, 2013 at 3:20 pm MST

I am, “Nestle Tollhouse” in my best accent 😉

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Tilla Ham January 18, 2013 at 3:46 pm MST

lol my 13 and 15 year old girls just watched friends start to finish season 1 to 10..and i was thinking ahh some of this is way inappropriate but ahh well…tollhouse was one of our favorite episdoes

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MyKeshea January 18, 2013 at 4:51 pm MST

I was totally just thinking that when I read this post! haha!

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PB January 18, 2013 at 6:27 pm MST

That’s “Nestley Toulouse”. LOL 🙂 Best recipe. Can’t mess with perfection.

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Ashley January 18, 2013 at 8:08 pm MST

i just saw that episode the other day!

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Bridget January 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm MST

I like cookies w/ whole wheat flower better. I’m not usually a whole weat person either.

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Bridget January 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm MST

flour, sorry.

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Tina January 18, 2013 at 3:10 pm MST

Collin….I have a recipe that also includes peanut butter. It is all whole what flour also. It is yummy! Just proves healthy can have good flavor!

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txhrc4 January 18, 2013 at 7:43 pm MST

recipe please! I love pb & chocolate together. YUM!

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Ashley January 18, 2013 at 8:09 pm MST

oh my, that sounds delicious! do share!

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Danielle R January 18, 2013 at 3:11 pm MST

I am now 😉

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Jennifer January 18, 2013 at 3:12 pm MST

Love your blog! My mom always made Nestle Tollhouse recipe growing up and we loved them–however, I have in more recent years discovered this Crisp and Chewy Chocolate Chip recipe by Martha Stewart. I highly encourage you to try them…or not if you don’t want to eat them all! LOL:) The texture is onlinepletely different and so yummy—my family ONLY makes these now! https://www.marthastewart.online/346831/crisp-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) January 18, 2013 at 3:28 pm MST

Yum! I’ll have to try this one!

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Susan January 18, 2013 at 3:12 pm MST

The BEST is the Neiman Marcus $5000 recipe.

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) January 18, 2013 at 3:29 pm MST

And I’ll have to try this one too! 🙂

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Shannon January 18, 2013 at 3:34 pm MST

I have tried many and always onlinee back to the Neiman Marcus recipe. The ground oatmeal really helps give the cookies some body — and you can call them more healthy Collin!

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Gracie F January 19, 2013 at 7:03 am MST

Neiman Marcus Cookies are a favorite around here!

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Eileen January 19, 2013 at 7:42 am MST

I gotta agree with the Neiman Marcus recipe….just love the ground oatmeal. It’s my kids favorite too.

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Jean January 19, 2013 at 12:12 pm MST

Try The New York Times Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe by Jacque Torres. Follow the recipe exactly, using the specified flours and refrigerating at least the minimum amount and you will be rewarded with the best cookie!

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midget January 18, 2013 at 3:16 pm MST

Grind up oats and substitute for part of the flour; that’s my favorite.

Is corn oil margarine still manufactured? I’ve not seen it in years, and it made the best textured awesome chewy cookies ever. Butter has a better flavor, but it makes most drop cookies either too soft (underbaked) or fully crispy. And mixed vegetable or canola margarines just taste gross baked. Crisco is okay, but doesn’t have the flavor.

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Erin January 18, 2013 at 5:47 pm MST

Half margarine/shortening and half butter creates the perfect texture!

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mary January 18, 2013 at 3:16 pm MST

I think these are the best too 🙂

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Jess January 18, 2013 at 3:20 pm MST

I always use the Tollhouse recipe (straight up unhealthy style:) and found that if I refrigerate my dough it makes these awesome cookies even more awesome!

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Racine January 18, 2013 at 3:26 pm MST

This is the recipe I’ve used forever!! Only we use 1 stick of crisco instead of butter and we’ve never used nuts. we also use a whole bag of chocolate chips

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mel January 18, 2013 at 3:28 pm MST

LOL ap! That’s one of my favorite Friends!

Not gonna lie, Nestle was always my “go to” recipe, but I found an even better one on All Recipes a few years ago and OMG… soo yummy. I think having a really good vanilla makes all the difference (I am so in love with prepared pantry’s madagascar bourbon vanilla, it has taken my baking to a whole new level!) Just search on All Recipes “Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie” and follow the directions exactly. If you don’t want big cookies, just drop by rounded tablespoons instead to get more servings.
Sometimes I add part all purpose flour with whole wheat & almond flour or sometimes all purpose w/almond flour (or whole wheat w/almond flour) Just depends. But no matter, they don’t last a day in my house!

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Di January 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm MST

I find that if you put them in the refrig for about an hour before you bake them they onlinee out PERFECT.

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Starla January 18, 2013 at 3:34 pm MST

UM, YUM. That’s it! A picture is worth a thousand words!!!!!

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m.J. Dixon January 18, 2013 at 3:34 pm MST

That Real Salt sea salt is my staple item. i love that stuff.

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) January 18, 2013 at 3:41 pm MST

Me too!! 😀

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Lila January 18, 2013 at 3:34 pm MST

I thought you were still doing Paleo! What happened?

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) January 18, 2013 at 3:45 pm MST

I am in some ways. I try to eat mainly veggies, fruits and lean protein. However, the 3 kiddos and the hubby sure enjoy treats on occasion. I have also learned to have more balance and to not feel that certain foods have to be onlinepletely off limits. When they are, I tend to binge on those exact foods! 😉

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Laura Herrera January 18, 2013 at 4:40 pm MST

Whats life it you dont enjoy everything it has to offer….besides when we are dead and gone your kids will remember when you enjoyed chocolate chips together as a family….Like you say everything in life is a balance! Thanks for the recipe!

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Lana January 18, 2013 at 4:56 pm MST

You are so right. I am in my 50’s now but I remember very fondly the winter evenings when my Mom made fudge and we all took turns beating it by hand. There has never been better fudge.

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Laura January 18, 2013 at 5:26 pm MST

I agree, Laura Herrera. I fondly remember my mother making cakes for no special occasion. My brother and I were never overweight and thinking about those cakes always brings a smile to my face.

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K Crew January 18, 2013 at 3:41 pm MST

So funny, I just used this same recipe last night for the first time. They are very good. I have always used other recipes. So far, I have a hard time finding a chocolate chip cookie I haven’t liked!

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Nicole January 18, 2013 at 3:55 pm MST

I loved this recipe for years and really like the Neiman Marcus recipe as well. My new favorite are strobel cookies found on bakeitandloveit.blogspot.online and they taste great because of the dark brown sugar used. It is important to use dark and does make a difference in the taste. Enjoy any cookies that you make!!

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Kristina January 18, 2013 at 4:59 pm MST

I don’t buy brown sugar anymore. White sugar plus molasses = brown sugar. If you’re using a good stand mixer, just toss both in with the other ingredients. Otherwise, you put them in a bowl and use a fork to onlinebine them. Yum! I’m sure mine counts as extra dark brown sugar.

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TAMI January 18, 2013 at 4:00 pm MST

I wish I could make these no matter how hard I try I cant get chocolate chip cookie to onlinee out they are always like little cakes. Maybe Ill try the fridge tip first!

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Lana January 18, 2013 at 4:58 pm MST

You are most likely using too much flour. Try spooning your flour into your measuring cup and leveling with a knife.

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TAMI January 18, 2013 at 5:51 pm MST

THANKS for the tips!! Ill try them out.

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val January 18, 2013 at 4:58 pm MST

Make sure your butter or margarine is a full fat one, a lot of sustitutes have a high water content and can cause cakey cookies in my experience. Good luck

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Erin January 18, 2013 at 5:51 pm MST

Better yet, get one of the digital kitchen scales that are occasionally posted here and weigh your ingredients rather than measuring. Less mess and perfect cookies every time!

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Jenny January 18, 2013 at 4:12 pm MST

Look tasty!!! I’m baking these tonight. 🙂

Did Collin quit Paleo?! I haven’t seen any recipes in a long time?!

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Wren January 18, 2013 at 5:26 pm MST

She answers that question above in the onlinements 🙂

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misti January 18, 2013 at 4:16 pm MST

yes refridgerate the dough a bit. sometimes i put the cookie sheets in the freezer too. I think it has to do with the butter staying harder and the don’t flatten like pancakes. i also start watching them after 8-9 minutes. they’ll keep cooking a little once you take them out so i take them out while they’re a tad under cooked.

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Heather January 18, 2013 at 4:32 pm MST

I agree with the Neiman Marcus reonlinemendation (same recipe as Mrs. Fields, the ground oatmeal and ground chocolate really make them special), also the Cook’s Illustrated has a top notch recipe as well. I always use milk chocolate chips, they make a really yummy difference!

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jaci mclean January 21, 2013 at 10:55 am MST

hi peoples i love you! 🙂
and most of all i LOVE cookies

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jaci mclean January 21, 2013 at 10:58 am MST

hi agian its me jaci mclean im at school rite now and my teacher just saw me upload this onlinement lol 😛

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Madason January 18, 2013 at 4:37 pm MST

My mother can not stand homemade chocolate chip cookies. But I love them so yeah but maybe I can make just one or two or maybe three

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Valerie January 18, 2013 at 4:49 pm MST

I also LOVE this recipe but when I moved above 10,000 feet I couldn’t get it to work. For all of your high altitude hipsters here’s my tweaked Tollhouse recipe:

2 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
14 TBS butter (2 sticks MINUS 2 TBS)
3/4 C MINUS 2 TBS sugar
3/4 C MINUS 2 TBS brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs

I follow the instructions on the bag and with these changes they will turn out perfect even at high altitude!

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susan January 18, 2013 at 6:53 pm MST

This is so interesting to me…I had no clue living st high altitude affected cooking 🙂

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Lana January 18, 2013 at 5:00 pm MST

I am so glad to know that whole wheat turns out well. I use the whole wheat flour from Trader Joe’s and it is so fresh and good.

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Kristina January 18, 2013 at 5:05 pm MST

My favorite is this one… https://allrecipes.online/Recipe/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/detail.aspx

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Julie January 18, 2013 at 5:07 pm MST

Oh Collin, this post is gonna put me over the edge! I’ve been trying to fight the urge but it’s no use- cookies tonight at my house. LOL

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cathy January 18, 2013 at 5:42 pm MST

remove 1/4 of the flour and use oatmeal. taste the same and better for you

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Pinky January 18, 2013 at 5:57 pm MST

I actually made these standard Nestle cookies earlier today, lol.

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krista January 18, 2013 at 6:02 pm MST

Ok, I make the Nestle recipe all the time and mine look nothing like that. Mine turn out so flat and thin. What am I doing wrong? I’ve tried using really cold butter, adding more flour, and refrigerating cookie dough before baking, but cant get anything to work. All you bakers out there… HELP!!!!

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valerie January 18, 2013 at 6:09 pm MST

I would’ve said add more flour. Do you live at a higher altitude? Check out my tweaked recipe above if so. Mine kept turning out flat before I changed the recipe. Or perhaps try less butter?

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Jill January 18, 2013 at 9:50 pm MST

The best way I’ve found to keep them from flattening is to use Crisco shortening instead of butter. I like the flavor of butter though, so in recent years I usually use half butter, half shortening. I usually add 1/2 to 1 cup extra flour per recipe, too. Also, use a stand mixer if you have one, and a hand mixer if you don’t. Hand mixing doesn’t put enough “fluff” into the dough and they’ll be flatter. Hope this helps – love Tollhouse cookies! 🙂

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Jenny January 18, 2013 at 9:58 pm MST

Check the temp of your oven, if there cooking closer to 300 degrees they’ll flatten…….

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KJ January 19, 2013 at 9:21 pm MST

Just tried out the Tollhouse recipe today. The only change I made was substituting cornstarch for the baking soda. Cookies were fluffy but for some reason the bottom of the cookies were overdone. I used nonstick baking sheets. Any suggestions?

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Kellie January 18, 2013 at 6:11 pm MST

My husband makes the chocolate chip cookies in our house. He basically uses the Toll House recipe with a couple of variations. One change that makes them a bit healthier is instead of using 2 sticks of butter, just use one stick and 1/2 cup of unsweetened apple sauce. They turn out yummy and it’s nice to know the fat has been cut in half. Also, the applesauce gives them a cake-like texture

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Heather C. January 18, 2013 at 6:36 pm MST

I have a question for all you bakers out there… Does it really make a big difference if you use real butter or stick margarine when making cookies? Also, can you freeze butter? I never have any on hand because I don’t use it… but if I could store a box of it in the freezer that would be handy. 🙂

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Darcie January 18, 2013 at 6:45 pm MST

yes you can freeze butter and margarine without issues

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Anita January 18, 2013 at 6:49 pm MST

I always stock up on butter when it’s on sale and freeze it. Cheese too!

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Pinky January 18, 2013 at 8:35 pm MST

Just try butter once and you will never use margarine again.

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renee January 19, 2013 at 1:03 am MST

I started using one stick of butter and one of margarine.

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Debxxx January 19, 2013 at 5:57 am MST

I always freeze all the Smart Balance I get on bogo @ Publix. Keeps great for months.

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Elisa Suarez January 18, 2013 at 6:38 pm MST

I really love bisquick chocolatechip cookie recipe.

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Darcie January 18, 2013 at 6:47 pm MST

“chocolate in moderation is good for you, right?” Haha, I love Collin 🙂 Actually, its just dark chocolate that has some health benefits. So you could try this with some dark chips instead!

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renee January 19, 2013 at 1:00 am MST

Funny, I just baked some of the same cookies, minus the whole wheat flour before work last night! They are my favorite too!! You can’t beat Toll House cookies and a glass of milk!

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Mandy January 19, 2013 at 6:52 am MST

Add malt powder to your next cookie batter and you will never go back. Just adds an awesome extra flavor!

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Gracie F January 19, 2013 at 7:06 am MST

DoubleTree Hotel Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of my favorite!

https://www.cookiemadness.net/2010/03/doubletree-copy-cats-aka-christie-cookies/

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Linda Phelps January 19, 2013 at 10:17 am MST

Ha ha ha! I am known far and wide for my “special” chocolate chip cookies and never reveal the secret. They are made with the Nestle Tollhouse recipe substituting the margarine with butter-flavored Crisco. And I always use a cookie scoop so they are all the same size and turn out perfect every time.
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Linda Phelps January 19, 2013 at 10:18 am MST

I like the Choc-Oat Chip Cookies from the Quaker box, too. Yum.

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Betsy March 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm MST

I just made these with just whole wheat and my family thinks they are good. My husband says if I were to put nuts in they would be more distracting and no one would notice the difference. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Melody February 7, 2015 at 7:48 pm MST

Enjoy Life chocolate chips for a healthier version. Yummy! I buy at Vitacost 🙂

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mel February 7, 2015 at 9:24 pm MST

Try these! I think these are a teeny, tiny different but so much more flavor. I would take these first and close second the recipe listed. These make chewy cookies. Secret ingredients are ground oats, lemon and cinnamon. You don’t taste any of them, either. So good! https://www.heatovento350.online/2013/04/secret-recipe-chocolate-chip-cookies.html?m=1

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Corey February 7, 2015 at 10:53 pm MST

There are SO many better chocolate chip cookie recipes than the one on the back of the package!

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Diane April 21, 2016 at 11:14 pm MST

The cookie still tastes great when half of the sugar and half of the chips are used.

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