Barbara Bush's Chocolate Chips

This recipe is from the 1992 Bush-Clinton presidential campaign.

• Calories: 153 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons hot water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and egg until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in hot water and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour, baking soda, and salt, until well blended and smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.

Step 2

Drop dough by well-rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minute, or until golden. Cool cookie sheet on a wire rack for 1 minutes, then remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.