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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chocolate Chip Cookies #94 · dessert · american Host: Nestlé Toll House / Allrecipes Chocolate Chip Cookies → Pinterest → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup white sugar 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups chocolate chips Steps Cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients; stir in chips. Scoop onto sheets; bake at 375°F about 9–11 minutes until golden at edges. Cool on sheet briefly, then rack. Source: Nestlé Toll House / Allrecipes Chocolate Chip Cookies tags: flour,butter,sugar,chocolate-chip · popularity: evergreen · meat: no	Chocolate chip cookies Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) crumb: butter cookie dough with chocolate chips American baking staple. Differences: The classic.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies
#94 · dessert · american
Host: Nestlé Toll House / Allrecipes Chocolate Chip Cookies → Pinterest → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips

Steps

Cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla.
Mix in dry ingredients; stir in chips.
Scoop onto sheets; bake at 375°F about 9–11 minutes until golden at edges.
Cool on sheet briefly, then rack.

Source: Nestlé Toll House / Allrecipes Chocolate Chip Cookies

tags: flour,butter,sugar,chocolate-chip · popularity: evergreen · meat: no

Chocolate chip cookies
Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)

crumb: butter cookie dough with chocolate chips

American baking staple.

Differences: The classic.

Match: Exact

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups chocolate chips

Steps
1. Cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla.
2. Mix in dry ingredients; stir in chips.
3. Scoop onto sheets; bake at 375°F about 9–11 minutes until golden at edges.
4. Cool on sheet briefly, then rack.

Citations
- Nestlé Toll House / Allrecipes Chocolate Chip Cookies: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10813/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Chocolate+Chip+Cookies
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Chocolate+Chip+Cookies+recipe

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Dish: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Match: Exact
Ancestor: Chocolate chip cookies
Source: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)
Differences: The classic.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Nestlé Toll House / Allrecipes Chocolate Chip Cookies (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10813/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/)
Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Chocolate+Chip+Cookies)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Chocolate+Chip+Cookies+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

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Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931).
The American household cooking encyclopedia covering baking, roasting, canning, and everyday family dishes across a century of editions.

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