Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies-i/detail.aspx

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar (can do half brown sugar)
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the 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.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Notes: Had these at an RS activity this week. Have to be up there in the top 5 cookies I've ever had: just the right sweetness, chocolateyness, and chewiness. Note the option to do half brown sugar, suggested by the woman who made them.