Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp hot water
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp whole milk
2 cups chocolate chips (or broken up pieces of a few chocolate bars)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the butter and the sugar. The butter should be at room temperature, but not melted. Once the sugar has been well mixed with the butter, beat in one egg at a time. Put the hot water in a separate, small bowl and add in the baking soda. Stir until the baking soda is dissolved, then add to the mixture along with the salt. Add flour one cup at a time, mixing well. The flour should be well packed into the measuring cup you are using. After two cups have been added, mix in the milk. Mix in the final cup of flour. Mix in chocolate chips and chopped up mint leaves. Spoon the batter onto a non-greased baking sheet. Bake the cookies for about ten minutes, then let cool for another five minutes.