Great Great Grammie Evelyn's Toll House Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups AP flour.
1 tsp. baking soda.
1 3/4 tsp. cornstarch.
3/4 tsp. salt.
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened to cool room temperature (not melted).
1 cup packed brown sugar.
1/2 cup granulated sugar.
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, well beaten.
2 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla paste.
1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (Grammie Evelyn always used Nestle's Toll House chips, thus the name).
1 cup chopped walnuts, you can toast these in a skillet first.
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Directions:In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl or Kitchen Aid, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Do not overmix.
Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
Gradually beat in the dry ingredient mixture, mixing on low speed just until combined. Be careful not to overmix the dough as the cookies will be tough.
Shake the chocolate chips and walnuts with 1 tsp. flour in a bowl.
Using a spatula, stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts until evenly distributed.
Chill the dough for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight. Chilled dough spreads less when baked. (Guess what? Make ahead!).
When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350º. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Scoop the chilled dough using a medium cookie scoop (about 3 tbs. per cookie). Roll the dough balls and shape so that they are taller rather than wide.
Place the cookies at least 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.
Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden brown but the centers still look soft and slightly underbaked.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes (they will continue to bake from the residual heat).
Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes: Great Grammie Evelyn (Peters) Diamond is the mother of Grammie Nancy's father, John "Jack" Diamond, Jr. She grew up on a farm in southern NH, went to Pinkerton Academy (via horse and cart school bus) graduating in 1929, then to fashion design school. She is the one who did all our fabulous family artwork. And cookies! She passed away in 1984 and I still miss her. If you end up doing a genealogy, she had a brother Henry (whom I believe moved to Maine) and a sister Marion. My father was her only child. She lived most of her adult life on Cottage Ave. in Chelsea, MA.
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