Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crisp edges, chewy middles! The baking soda in this recipe gives the cookies an airy light crunch.

Prep: 20 mins  Cook: 10 mins  Total: 1 hr  Additional: 30 mins

Servings: 24 Yield: 4 dozen

Ingredient Checklist

* 1 cup butter, softened

* 1 cup white sugar

* 1 cup packed brown sugar

* 2 eggs

* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 2 teaspoons hot water

* ½ teaspoon salt (3/4 to 1 tsp if using unsalted butter)

* 3 cups all-purpose flour

* 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

* 1 cup chopped walnuts

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.