Crystal’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter (can lesson amount a bit, if desired)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flax meal (can add more- it adds a different texture that I enjoy.)

(Yields 4 dozen cookies)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, oats, flax meal, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pan.

Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.