Doubly Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven 350.
• 2 in large mixing bowl beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 3 stir together flour, cocoa, bakiung soda, and salt; add to butter mixture.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips, and if desired, nuts.
• 5 drop bu rounded teaspoonfuls ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake 8 to 10 minutes or jsut until set.
• 7 cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 makes about 4 1/2 dozen cookies.