Ingredients

All the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies:

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 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

Preparation

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 and chocolate chips. spread the dough around muffin tins/baking cups (should make approx. 24). Place on a buttered baking pan. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

When serving with icecream, remove muffin tins/baking cups.