CHOCOLATE COOKIES

This is my Mom’s recipe, so chocolatey and delicious!

Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups salted butter, softened

• 2 eggs

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 c sugar

• 2 c flour

• ¾ c cocoa powder (preferred brand Droste)

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ c mini chocolate chips, optional

Directions

Preheat the oven 350°F.

1. Add the butter and sugar to a stand mixer and until a creamy mixture.

2. Add egg and vanilla and mix.

3. In a medium bowl add flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda, stir.

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture slowly.

5. If you are adding the nuts, add at this time

6. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.  

7. Bake for 12-14 minutes.  

8. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, transfer cookies to a rack to fully cool.

Makes 3 ½ dozen cookies