Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies might be my favorite Christmas cookie. They are so good we can't keep them in our house... But there's no need to be a Monica and analyze an old cookie to find the best recipe. My favorite recipe is also Phoebe's great-great grandmother's, Nestle Toll House.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12 oz. package) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
optional: 1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 375.

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 teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks.

My cookies in the Christmas cookie jar! (before someone ate them all...)

Holiday Greetings from the Holiday Armadillo!