Barbara Bush's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c Flour & 2 tbsp; sifted
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter; softened
1/3 c Sugar; brown firmly packed
1/3 c Sugar; granulated
1 Egg
1 1/2 ts -Water; very hot
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 c Chocolate chips;semisweet

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease baking sheets with vegetable oil. Sift flour, baking soda and salt on waxed paper. Beat butter, sugar and egg in large bowl till fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in hot water and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended and smooth. Drop dough by well rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared baking sheets. Bake in 375 degree F oven till golden, about 10 minutes. Cook on sheets on wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 3 dozen cookies

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