Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, room temp
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons hot water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream together butter, both sugars and vanilla. (When you add vanilla to any recipe, add it to the fat, this being the butter/oil, and the flavor will be more noticeable.).
  • Beat in eggs one at a time.
  • Dissovle baking soda in hot water. Add to batter.
  • Add salt.
  • Slowly add flour.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
  • Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
  • Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are just brown.
  • Take out of oven and leave them sit on the pan for about 2 minutes as they will continue to bake a bit outside of the oven.