1 C Butter or margarine
1 C Sugar
1 C Brown sugar
2 Eggs
2 tea Vanilla extract
3 C All-purpose flour
1 tea Baking soda
2 tea Hot water
1/2 tea Salt
2 C Semisweet chocolate chips
1 C Coarsely chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (190 degreesC).
Cream butter. Add sugars; cream well.
Beat in eggs singly. Stir in vanilla.
Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter
along with salt.
Stir in flour, chips, and nuts.
Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
Bake till edges are nicely browned, about 10 minutes.