I love both the original Toll House cookies (with the water) and several variations. My favorite is a recipe that melts the butter first - not browned butter, just melted butter - and only uses 1 egg, and in true holiday style, uses Hershey's Special Dark chocolate chips (or other extra dark chocolate) and fresh or frosen cranberries. Cut each cranberry in half (easier when they are frozen), then mix 1 cup halved cranberries (measure after cutting) into the batter along with the chips. Frozen cranberries also affect the spread - similar to chilling the dough. Nuts if you wish. The tartness of the cranberry, sweetness of the dough, and bite of the dark chocolate all together is pretty amazing! (NOTE: you can also use Craisins if you like very sweet, but they won't be quite the same).

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