Barbara Bush’s Chocolate Chips

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

Original recipe makes 3 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons hot water
1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  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.
  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.

Nutrition

Calories: 152 kcal
Carbohydrates: 19.6 g
Cholesterol: 25 mg
Fat: 8.3 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 1.6 g
Sodium: 142 mg