Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

By far my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, Exactly the way I like them. Chewy, crispy and thin. I added some toffee chips in the second batch and they were over the top good!

Ingredients

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 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Gather your ingredients, making sure your butter is softened, and your eggs are room temperature.

a top down view of all ingredients for the best chocolate chip cookies

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

Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.

butter, white sugar, and brown sugar mixed together in a mixing bowl

Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.

eggs mixed into cookie batter, one at a time

Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt.

baking soda and water being mixed into cookie batter

Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and walnuts.

flour, chocolate chips, and nuts mixed into cookie batter

Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

cookies dropped by the spoonful, two inches a part on a baking sheet

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

cookies baked until edges are perfectly golden brown

Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

chocolate chip cookies cooling on wire rack

Store in an airtight container or serve immediately and enjoy!