Turn the basic cookie recipe into more than just Chocolate Chip.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Toll House MIX UP!

Ingredients needed:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

(For a chocolate cookie reduce flour by 1/4 C. Add in 1/4 C. Cocoa powder.)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened

(Use unsalted or sweet butter for a better cookie.)

3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

Optional ideas for unique cookies replace the chips and nuts with:

Chips in Butterscotch, Cinnamon, White Chunks, Bittersweet, Heath, Brickie,Toffee, Add Coconut, Mix unique chips/Candy OF CHOICE

Mix it up use half white chips and half chocolate chips, or chunks, Dark or M&M's for kids

Don't exceed 12 to 16oz of chips or it will be a waste.

1 cup chopped nuts

Mix it up add any nut you like or a combination of two nuts

Note*I use macadamia 1/2 cup and 1/2 Almonds.

Then I add 1 cup of Coconut MMMMMMM!

Starting with the dry ingredients:

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.

CREAM:

Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl.

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 or ice cream scoop (meatball size) onto un-greased baking sheets.

BAKE: In preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

I like to make tea cookies a teaspoon size or about a whole pecan size and I bake them about 6 minutes, lady size I call them.

PAN COOKIE VARIATION: PREPARE dough as above. Spread into greased 15"x10" jelly-roll pan. Bake in preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack.

FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING ;INCREASE flour to 2 1/2 cups; add 2 teaspoonfuls water with flour; reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Drop cookies bake for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookies for 17 to 19 minutes.