The original Toll House Cookie recipe, plus the famous chocolate chip cookie's history - Click Ameri

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or other shortening
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 7 ounce bar semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts