This document provides instructions for making Toll House chocolate chip cookies. It begins with an overview of the history of the Toll House cookie and why they are popular. It then outlines the objectives of learning how to prepare the cookie dough, bake the cookies, and share them. The main body provides a step-by-step recipe, including gathering ingredients like flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and chocolate chips, mixing the dough, forming cookies on a baking sheet, baking at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, and cooling them to enjoy.

1. How to Make Toll House
Chocolate Chip Cookies
By: Lauren Talbot

2. Why Cookies?
• Great for any occasion!
• Quick and easy
• Short bake time
• Versatility of cookie dough-
cookies, cookie bars, cookie
cake, etc.
• Great gift idea
• Crowd pleaser!

3. Toll House:
A Brief History
• Brand invented in 1930 by
Ruth Wakefield
–Named after Toll House Inn
• Agreement with Nestle to print
recipe on its packaging

4. Why Toll House?

5. Learning Objectives
1) Prepare cookie dough, using listed
ingredients, following the recipe without
major mishaps
2) Bake cookies, using a conventional oven,
for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown
3) Learn occasions to share your cookies,
using a list of possible options and ideas,
and prepare them for chosen occasion

6. Step 1: Gather Materials…
• Large mixing bowl
• Small mixing bowl
• Large spoon
• Teaspoon
• ¾ cup measuring cup
• 1 cup measuring cup
• 1 ungreased cookie sheet

7. …and Ingredients
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups butter softened (2 sticks)
• ¾ cups granulated sugar
• ¾ cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups Nestle semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup old fashioned oats (optional)

8. Step 2: Combining Ingredients
• Bowl 1: Mix flour, salt, and
baking soda until evenly
distributed

9. Combining Ingredients…
• Bowl 2: Mix softened butter, granulated
sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla using a
large spoon
– Note: Butter should be softened, not melted!
• Stir ingredients until evenly distributed

10. Combining Ingredients…
• Stir in 2 eggs one at a time to Bowl 2
• Carefully stir in contents of Bowl 1 into
Bowl 2 until thoroughly mixed
• Fold in chocolate chips and oats using
large spoon

11. Just For Fun
• To spice up your cookie dough, feel free to get
creative and add:

12. Step 3: Prepare for Oven
• Form dough into equally sized spheres and
place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet
• Or, press dough into a 9x13” pan for cookie
bars

13. Step 4: Bake
• Bake in oven at 375°
for 8-10 minutes (or
until golden brown)
• Carefully remove
from oven using oven
mitts
• Remove from cookie
sheet and place on
wax paper to cool

14. Step 5: Share & Enjoy!
• Share with: Family, friends, neighbors, etc.
• For: Holidays, birthdays, parties, picnics,
gifts (congratulatory, housewarming, get
well, etc.)

15. To Review:
• You should now have the ability to:
1) Prepare cookie dough, using listed
ingredients, following the recipe without
major mishaps
2) Bake cookies, using a conventional oven,
for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown
3) Learn occasions to share your cookies,
using a list of possible options and ideas,
and prepare them for chosen occasion