Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Source: 500 Treasured Country Recipes
 * Yields: About 4 dozen

Ingredients

 * 3 cups flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
 * ¾ cup granulated sugar
 * ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * 1 teaspoon water
 * 2 eggs
 * 18 oz (3 cups) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Sift the flour before measuring, then resift with soda and salt. Set aside (I don't have a sifter, so I measure less in the measure cups and blended it with the baking soda and salt with my hand mixer, which I accidentally burned out this morning trying to mix bread dough. Lol)
 * 3) In a large bowl combine the butter, sugars, vanilla and water.
 * 4) Beat with an electric mixer about 2 minutes, until creamy.
 * 5) Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
 * 6) Gradually add the sifted ingredients.
 * 7) Beat with an electric mixer about 2 minutes, until very well blended.
 * 8) Stir in the chocolate chips.
 * 9) Drop by heaping teaspoon fulls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
 * 10) Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 10 – 12 minutes. Do not over-bake.
 * 11) Remove from the oven when the cookies are lightly browned and crisp on the bottom; they may seem slightly undercooked.
 * 12) Cool 1 minute on the baking sheet, then remove to paper towels to cool completely.