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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Dark Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies

If you like chocolate.....I mean if you REAAAAAALYYYY like chocolate, then here you go and you're welcome. These yummy cookies start with a chocolate dough then some dark chocolate chips are thrown in and...well, it's a chocolate lover's dream is what it is. Just make sure you've got a big ole' glass of milk standing by because you're gonna need it.
Dark Chocolate Chip 

Chocolate Cookies



1/2 cup butter (1 stick) ~ softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 cups flour
1 10-ounce bag dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.

Cream together butter and sugars in a large bowl until fluffy.

Add vanilla and eggs.

Add baking soda, salt, cocoa powder and flour and stir until everything is well mixed.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Scoop cookie dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, or use a cookie scoop. Press the tops of the cookies down a little bit. These are not going to spread out very much. They'll be kind of fat.

Bake cookies for about 7-8 minutes.

Allow cookies to rest on cookie sheet for another 2-3 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.



Here we go! 
Here we go!

Mix the butter with the sugars. 
Mix the butter with the sugars.

Add the eggs and vanilla. 
Add the eggs and vanilla.

Then the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. 
Then the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda.

Then the dark chocolate chips. 
Then the dark chocolate chips.

Scoop and bake! 
Scoop and bake!

Get your milk! These are chocolate-y! 
Get your milk! These are chocolate-y!