The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I want to preface this post with the statement,

"I can't cook".

I mean...I can. I do every night.

Just not well.

I don't particularly enjoy cooking.

I LOVE baking.

(Even though odds are with me that I'll screw something up somehow)

It's the sweet tooth in me.

I found the ULTIMATE chocolate chip cookie recipe today and thought I would give it a whirl.

OOOOOOOOO...I'm in heaven!

Crispy on the outside...gooey chewy on the inside.

My best critics agreed...they were divine!

I made them EXTRA LARGE too...because one big one feels

a lot less guilty than 3 or 4 little one's.

Would I like another? (In the famous words of my mother) "Oh, alright".

Just one more.

For now.

Ingredients
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
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.