"Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you like chocolate, then you will be in chocolate heaven with these unbelievably delicious cookies. The only change I would make is the amount of dough used for each cookie. A rounded Teaspoon makes the cookie about 2 1/4" in diameter giving you about 5 dozen. If you want larger cookies for a bigger chocolate rush, double the amount of dough for each cookie. You should get about 2 1/2 dozen out of a batch. This recipe is from our friends at Hershey's Kitchens. Happy Chocolate!

"Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Yield: 5 Dozen     Total Time: 35 Minutes

Ingredients

• 2-1/4 Cups Gold Medal® all-purpose Flour

• 1/3 Cup Hershey’s® Cocoa

• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

• 1 Cup (2 sticks) Butter or Margarine, softened

• 3/4 Cup granulated Sugar

• 3/4 Cup packed Light Brown Sugar

• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

• 2 Eggs

• 2 Cups (12-oz. pkg.) Hershey’s® Special Dark Chocolate Chips

  or Hershey’s® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

• 1 Cup chopped Walnuts (optional)

Preparation Steps

Step 1. Heat oven to 375°F.

Step 2. Stir together Flour, Cocoa, Baking Soda and Salt.

Step 3. Beat Butter, granulated Sugar, Brown Sugar and Vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until creamy. Add Eggs; beat well.

Step 4. Gradually add Flour mixture, beating well.

Step 5. Stir in Chocolate Chips and add Nuts, if desired.

Step 6. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Step 7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. 

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~ Pan Recipe: Prepare batter as above. Spread batter evenly in greased 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake at 375°F. for 20 to 22 minutes or until cookie begins to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. About 48 bars.