Happy Tuesday folks! Wow, have I been slack! At least on the blog. Everything else I do hasn’t slowed down any. Including trying to survive this brutally cold winter which is what brought on a craving for one of my favorite comfort foods, homemade chocolate chip cookies. These have been Cookie Connoisseur Brian approved (my younger brother) which is saying a lot because he won’t eat just any old cookie. I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 3 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. hot water ½ tsp. salt 2 cups chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water in a separate cup or small bowl.* Then add it to the batter along with the salt. Stir in the flour, mix very well. Stir in the chocolate chips, mix well. Drop by large spoonfuls onto greased baking pan Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven or until edges are …