This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe! It comes from my good old Fanny Farmer Cookbook!! One of the reasons I like these so...

1-1/2 c. sifted, unbleached flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 2 eggs unbeaten 1 tsp. hot water 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 cups oatmeal OR 2/3 cup coconut in place of part of the oatmeal Sift flour with salt and soda. Cream butter; add sugars gradually. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and hot water to creamed mi