Soft Chocolate Cookie W/chocolate Chips

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped i don't use (optional)
• 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup sugar, for rolling the dough

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. this should take about 10 minutes! add the eggs one at a time and mix to incorporate. add the vanilla and mix thoroughly.
• 3 in a bowl combine the flour, baking soda, kosher salt and cocoa powder. add the flour and cocoa mix to the creamed butter and sugar.
• 4 mix together until the dough appears completely combined - about 3 minutes. add all the walnuts (if using) and chocolate chips and stir them into the dough.
• 5 roll dough into balls, roll in a plate of sugar (dough is very sticky) place about two inches apart on the sheet, and flatten slightly with your fingers.
• 6 bake for 11-13 minutes (be careful not to overbake) at 350 degrees f. the cookies will appear to be just barely firm with a sheen to their surfaces. allow to cool on the sheet for about one minute before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely. store in airtight containers.