Ingredients for 1 servings:
1. 1 cup butter, room temp
2. 1 cup white sugar
3. 1 cup packed brown sugar
4. 2 eggs
5. 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6. 3 cups all-purpose flour
7. 1 teaspoon baking soda
8. 2 1/2 teaspoons hot water
9. 1/2 teaspoon salt
10. 2 1/2 cups chocolate chips
11. 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream together butter, both sugars and vanilla. (When you add vanilla to any recipe, add it to the fat, this being the butter/oil, and the flavor will be more noticeable.).
3. Beat in eggs one at a time.
4. Dissovle baking soda in hot water. Add to batter.
5. Add salt.
6. Slowly add flour.
7. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
8. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
9. Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are just brown.
10. Take out of oven and leave them sit on the pan for about 2 minutes as they will continue to bake a bit outside of the oven.