5 STAR CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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This recipe makes the best home made chocolate chip cookies ever! I have tried many recipes and tweaked them over the years and finally have mastered it enough to put in my cookbook! They have a nice crisp edge, but a chewy middle! They're perfect!

Provided by Andreazaar

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 1 24-36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

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

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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.).
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Dissovle baking soda in hot water. Add to batter.
Add salt.
Slowly add flour.
Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are just brown.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6785, Fat 323.7, SaturatedFat 194.8, Cholesterol 911, Sodium 4009.5, Carbohydrate 967.5, Fiber 34.9, Sugar 643.6, Protein 70.9