Chewy Chocolate Cookies
There's nothing better than an extra chocolaty, chewy cookie. That's what you'll get with these Chewy Chocolate Cookies which have quickly becoming the best ever chocolate chip cookie recipe I've seen.
Notes
Variation: Omit the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips. High Altitude Direction Increase flour to 2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons. Decrease baking soda to 1/8 teaspoon. Decrease sugar to 1 2/3 cups. Add 2 teaspoons water with flour mixture. Bake 350 degrees F for 7-8 minutes. Yield increases to about 6 dozen.
Cooking Time9 min
Ingredients
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/8 cup Hersheys cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup (2 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup (10-ounce package) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy, aprox. 20 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture, beat well. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-9 minutes.
- Do not over bake; cookies will be soft. They will puff up while baking and flatten while cooling.
- Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.