1935 Chocolate Chip Toll House

Historical Highlights
1935--Will Rogers, beloved humorist, killed in air crash.
1936--Edward VIII abdicates the British throne to mary the woman he loves; later they became the Duke and Duches of Windsor.
1938--Premiere of "Gone with the Wind", later to become the most popular motion picture of all time.

NEW COOKY SWEEPS THE NATION

This lucious cooky from New England Toll House, Whitman, Mass., enjoyed immediate and continuing popularity. It was introduced to homemakers in 1939 on our radio series "Famous Foods from Famous Places." Makes 4 doz 2" cookies

2/3 cp shortening (part butter)
1/2 cp granulated sugar
1/2 cp packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cps Gold Medal Flour (if using self rising omit soda and salt)
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cp chopped nuts
1 pkg (6 oz) semisweet chocolate pieces (1 cp)

heat oven to 375' (quick Moderate)

Mix shortening, sugars, egg and vanilla thoroughly. Measure flour by dip method. Mix togther all dry ingredients (for a soft rounded cookie add 1/4 cup more flour). Mix into moist ingredients. Add nuts and chocolate mixing well.

Drop by rounded tsp full onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until delicately brown. Cool slightly before removing from sheet.

Alternatives:
May use chocolate coverd peanuts in place of nuts and chocolate.
May add 1/2 cup crushed pepermint instead of nuts at Christmas.
Make bars by spreading dough into 13x9 1/2" pan and baking 20-25 minutes at 375'