Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted by Lori:
I found another great recipe for chocolate chip cookies!  I always like trying different recipes searching for the "best" chocolate chip cookies.  This one is very, very good!  I made "Doozies" out of them for a church youth rally, so they were definitely a big hit with the teens.

This recipe was found on allrecipes.com.  Dora posted them.  Thanks, Dora!

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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  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, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.  Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are nicely browned.