5 Star Chocolate Chip Cookies

• butter↗1 cup

  room temp

• white sugar↗1 cup
• brown sugar1 cup

  packed

• eggs↗2

  2

• vanilla extract↗2 1⁄2 teaspoons

  2 1/2

• all-purpose flour↗3 cups

  3

• baking soda↗1 teaspoon

  1

• hot water2 1⁄2 teaspoons

  2 1/2

• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon

  1/2

• chocolate chips↗2 1⁄2 cups

  2 1/2

• walnuts1 cup

  1 (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   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.).

3. 3

   Beat in eggs one at a time.

4. 4

   Dissovle baking soda in hot water. Add to batter.

5. 5

   Add salt.

6. 6

   Slowly add flour.

7. 7

   Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

8. 8

   Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.

9. 9

   Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are just brown.

10. 10

    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.