Barbara Bush's Chocolate Chips

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil for baking sheets
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter, softened
• ⅓ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ teaspoons very hot water
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (36 servings)

    76 calories; 4 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 11 milligrams cholesterol; 53 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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3 dozen cookies

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease baking sheets.
2. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt onto waxed paper.
3. Beat butter, sugars and egg in large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in hot water and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended and smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Drop dough by well-rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake 10 minutes, or until golden.
5. Cool on sheet on wire rack for 1 minute. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.