Cookies: Better than the Original Chocolate Chip

Choc and Walnut Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract ( I am a vanilla snob...no artificial, go for the good stuff!)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips ( I like to use the chunky choc chips)
1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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 in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

Yield: about 2 dozen (I use a cookie dough baller, which is about the size of a large melon baller, and tend to get a few more)
PREP TIME
20 Min
COOK TIME
10 Min
READY IN
1 Hr