Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Barbara Bush's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Category: Chocolate

Ingredients and Directions

2 tablespoon & 1 cup flour, sifted

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/3 cup sugar

1 each egg

1 1/2 teaspoon water, very hot

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chocolate chips,semisweet

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease baking sheets with vegetable oil. Sift flour, baking soda and salt on waxed paper. Beat butter, sugar and egg in large bowl till fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in hot water and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended and smooth. Drop dough by well rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared baking sheets. Bake in 375F oven till golden, about 10 minutes. Cook on sheets on wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 3 dozen cookies