Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f lightly grease two baking sheets.
• 2 sift together the flour and salt. set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown and granulated sugars. beat in the eggs. combine the baking soda and hot water and add to the creamed mixture. stir in the flour mixture. then stir in the chocolate chips, nuts, and vanilla.
• 4 drop the dough by the teaspoon onto the baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
• 5 bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cookies are golden.
• 6 cool on a wire rack.