BASIC COOKIE DOUGH 
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream butter, add sugars and mix well. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour, sifted with salt and baking soda, a little at a time. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Chocolate Chips: add 1 package chips and 1 cup nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.

Oatmeal: Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg to dough and mix well. Blend in 1 to 1 1/2 cups oatmeal and 1 cup raisins, if desired. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.

Decorated: Press teaspoonful of dough with glass covered with damp cloth, and sprinkle with any candy decorations and bake. Icing may be spread on plain cookie after cooling.

Peanut Butter: Add 1 cup crunchy peanut butter to dough and blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet, press with bottom of glass covered with a damp cloth. Mark flattened cookie with tines of fork and bake.

Pecan: Add 1 cup broken nuts to dough.

recipe reviews
Basic Cookie Dough
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 Brittany (Ontario) says:
I've been using this recipe for years and EVERY time my cookies come out amazing! This evening I threw in some macadamia nut and white chocolate chips, as well as some semi sweet. Can't wait to see how they turn out :)
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 Kuhle (South Africa) says:
I just made these and they came out wonderful. At first I was kind of sceptical if they would turn out great, but hey! They sure did. I added some toasted oats with cinammon and crushed peanut brittle. . . FANTASTIC!!
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 Sierra (North Carolina) says:
I made these and they are without a doubt the best. Smoothest most velvety cookie dough on the planet. Cookies were wonderfully soft and so tasty! I added chocolate chips.
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 Mirando (United States) says:
I just made a batch of these and my family loved them. I added some M&M's. I made these with Splenda. I baked as instructed and they were perfect.
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 Nick (Michigan) replies:
Splenda is a death ingredient. Please review your thoughts on using this life-shortening ingredient.
 #193236
 Jill (United States) replies:
So is diabetes! Splenda will help you live a little bit longer in some situations.

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