Yummy Home-Made Chocolate Chip and M&M cookies

(Just baked these this morning for my house guests coming this evening!)

1 Cup butter, softened
1 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 Cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup of your favorite kind of m&m's (or 2 cups chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.  Beat in the eggs one at a time.  Stir in the vanilla.  Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water.  Add to the batter as well as the salt.  Stir in the flour, chocolate chips, and m&m's.  Place large spoonfuls onto un-greased pans.  Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are browned.

This makes 4 dozen

If they are too hard in a day or two after baking them, pop them in the microwave for 10 seconds and they will be soft like you just took them out of the oven!  They are so yummy.

Have a great weekend!