Ingredients

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour(sifted)

1/2 teas salt

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)

1/3 cup white sugar

1 egg (unbeaten)

1/2 teas. vanilla

1/2 teas. baking soda

1 tbsp. hot water

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup nuts (chopped)

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees to preheat. Sift flour & salt. Cream butter,sugars, egg & vanilla for 2 minutes. Combine soda and water and stir to mix. Add to batter and then add chocolate chips, nuts and sifted mixture. Beat about 1 1/2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary. Drop by 1/2 teas. on greased cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes.