Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• 2 eggs

• 2 tsp vanilla

• 2 cups unsifted all purpose flour

• 3/4 cups cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 cup chocolate chips or chunks

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 cup finely chopped nuts (optional…I don’t use them because my husband doesn’t like nuts)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

• Cream butter until light and pale in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.

• Add sugar and continue to mix well.

• Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.

• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.

• Mix together with a spoon.

• On low speed, add flour mixture into the creamed egg mixture just until it comes together.

• Stir in chocolate chunks and nuts (if you are using them).

• Drop by teaspoon onto the lined baking sheet.

• Bake for 8-9 minutes, or until soft and puffed up.

• Cool on cookie sheet until set up, about a minute or two.

• Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.