Chocolate chip cookies are reported to be America's favorite cookie, and Ruth Wakefield's recipe has been the springboard for numerous adaptations. As a testament to how many recipes for this cookie exist, back in 1987 Chester Soling, owner of an Inn in Massachusetts, decided to sponsor a nationwide contest to find the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Over 2,600 entries were received and the 100 best recipes were compiled in a book called "The Search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie" by Gwen Steege.

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Best chocolate chip cookie recipe

2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups browm sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp banila
4 cups flour
5 cups blended oatmeal
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
24 oz bag chocolate chips
2 cups chops nuts (optional)

Cream butter, and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix togeather with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. Add chocolate chips. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookies sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

*measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder.

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Original Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
* 1 cup chopped nuts

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

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.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared 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 or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375° F. 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 flour and reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.

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Canada’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

1 cup melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 tablespoons milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix butter, brown sugar and white sugar together
in a large bowl.
3. Blend in vanilla pudding mix and milk.
4. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
5. Blend in the flour, baking power and baking
soda.
6. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips.
7. Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls onto nonstick
cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are lightly
browned.

Cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to a
plate to finish cooling. Serve fresh from the oven or
store in a container for later.

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
http://www.inforochester.com/cookie1.htm
This wonderful chocolate chip cookie recipe, with ground oatmeal and white chocolate, chunks of semisweet and milk chocolate along with cashews, are fabulous.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies
http://busycooks.about.com/od/cookierecipes/r/bestchocchip.htm




Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie - All Recipes - Cookie
http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/BstBigFtChwyChcltChipCki.asp
This recipe is for when you want rich, chewy chocolate chip cookies chock-full of chocolate chips and toasted nuts. I am happy to share my recipe with other chocolate chip cookie connoisseur.

Cookie Recipe Index: Chocolate
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