Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Nanadi-2

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 c. white sugar
• 1 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. hot water
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 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 pecans, if used. Chill about one hour. Drop by large spoonfuls onto parchment lined pans.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until edges are nicely browned.