Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Modified from this recipe

1 C. butter, softened

1 C. white sugar

1 C. packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

3 C. all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp hot water

1/2 tsp salt

2 C. semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.  Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.  Dissolve baking soda in hot water.  Add to batter along with salt.  Stir in flour and chocolate chips.  Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.

3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

Comments:

Best cookies ever!  We don't really like nuts, so I omitted them from the original recipe, other than that, I didn't change a thing.  They are even chewy the day after you make them.  I wouldn't know after that because they didn't last that long at our house.