Best by far, Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I say best by far, I mean it.  Think "Chewy Chips Ahoy."  These are them, but fresher.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick butter), softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• a small dash of baking powder
• 1/2 tsp course salt
• 1/2 to 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. (I used a large spoon with hot water and added the baking soda to it..made it easy to slide and drip right into the batter) Add to batter along with baking powder dash and salt.  Stir in flour, stir in chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoons, rounded like meatballs onto parchment paper lined pans. Do not overcrowd.  Do in batches.  I was able to yield 27 cookies.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes exactly in the preheated oven. Let cool on pan for 2 minutes then transfer too cooling rack.  Store in lidded "Tupperware."

(Adapted from allrecipes.com)