BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies - Very Delicious. Very Bad For You.

Here is the recipe for the cookies I've raved about in the past. They're super easy, and just so perfect! Crispy around the edges, soft in the middle... YUM!

Ingredients:

- 1 cup butter, softened

- 1 cup white sugar

- 1 cup brown sugar, packed

- 2 eggs

- 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

- 1 cup chopped walnuts {I always skip the walnuts}

Directions:

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

2. Cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. 
3. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. 
4. Stir in flour, chocolate chips and nuts {if you use them}. 
5. Drop by large spoonfuls onto un-greased pans {I always put parchment paper down to avoid having to wash the cookie sheets!}.
6. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned. {I usually bake for 5 minutes, turn them around and bake for another 6. They come out looking rather doughy still, but harden up after they sit out to cool a little}. 

Yummy dough. I know you're not supposed to eat raw cookie dough, but trust me... this dough is worth it!

Bake well, my pretties!

Obvious next step while waiting for the cookies to bake...

I hate that our counters are the same color and pattern as these cookies. It makes them blend in instead of stand out in photos!

Chocolate Porn

David and I are complete dorks, so we split our cookies evenly into two large Ziploc bags and put them in the freezer on separate shelves. I like to savor my sweets, whereas he likes to indulge and eat them as fast as possible. This way I don't have to panic that he's going to eat all my cookies before I can get to them!