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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
1½ 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 (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Gather your ingredients, making sure your butter is softened, and your eggs are room temperature. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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

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

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

Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and walnuts (optional).

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

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are nicely browned, about 10 - 12 minutes.
cookies baked until edges are perfectly golden brown
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This became the standard in 2022. Many of the family like this recipe without chocolate chips!

 

 

 

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