Chocolate Chip Cookies

It has been a long time since I was on here, and I have decided to embrace the kitchen and catalog more of what I do anyway for my own mental storage. This way I can remember when I made what and how and so on. I'm going to work on my camera shots too. Try to breath some life into this blog and make it more interesting.
Without further ado, the best chocolate chip cookies ever, well at least according to my husband.
This recipe is adapted from a Nestle cookbook, "Best-Loved Cookies." I tried for years (literally) to make a cookie better than my husband (before we were married). His recipe called for pudding and I never felt right putting pudding in a cookie recipe. But the key for him was he sugar ratio. You need a 3:1 ratio of brown sugar to white.
Armed with this knowledge I went out to conquer. I found this recipe under the "Light Delights" section of the cookbook, but after I reworked it, there is nothing light about it.

3 C all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 C water
1 package milk chocolate chips
Combine flour, soda and salt in a bowl and set aside. Beat both sugars, butter and vanilla in a mixer. Beat in eggs. Alternating, add flour mixture and water. This part is all about texture. You want the it to not be gooey. It should hold its shape pretty well. The amount of water I use depends on the weather. If its raining outside, I usually use less, but if I'm in West Texas, then I often use most of the 1/3 C. Then add most of the chips. Make into balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Top with chips - I use 3 per ball. (This makes it look like they came out of a magazine. It in no way affects the taste, so if you don't want to take the time to top each cookie with chips, then don't). Bake for 11 min .They won't look quite brown in the oven, but once you pull them out, they will get some color. Let cool on a cookie rack or eat warm. Great in milk and coffee!