Day 1: Chocolate Chocolate Chip

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Double chocolate! This recipe gives us a great cookie for every time of year, but the decadence is perfectly suited for the holidays. Enjoy!

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet (or bittersweet) chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts (optional, or may use other preferred nut variety)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. In separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.