Original Nestle 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 sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups Nestle chocolate morsels
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in chocolate morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded teasponfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen 2-1/4" cookies.