I’m busy baking for my annual gift boxes. These won’t be in them, because I”m working on two new cookie recipes I’ve never tried my hand at before. More on that later…

These are pretty and very tasty.  They’re easy and just a touch above regular chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 cup + 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• dash of salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds or peanuts), chopped

mixing bowl and cookie sheet

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream together butter and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.  Sift together salt, soda, flour and cocoa, then add to butter mixture, blending well.  Add nuts and chocolate chips.  Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.  Cool on cooling rack.

Originally posted Nov 2011