Try this traditional American cookie with a milk chocolate twist!

Original Nestle Toll House Milk Chocolate Morsel Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 (11.5-ounce) package1 3/4 cups NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Milk Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in 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.
3. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets on wire racks for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes 60 cookies or 5 dozen.

Pan Cookie Variation: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.

Slice and Bake Cookie Variation: Prepare dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

*May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.

For High Altitude Baking (5,200 feet): Increase flour to 2 1/2 cups. Add 2 teaspoons water with the flour; reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each . Bake at 375° F.: drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/60 of recipe): Calories: 110 Calories from Fat: 60 Total Fat: 6 g Saturated Fat: 3 g Cholesterol: 15 mg Sodium: 85 mg Carbohydrates: 13 g Dietary Fiber: 0 g Sugars: 8 g Protein: 1 g

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