DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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"Who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies?" inquires field editor Diane Hixon, who credits cocoa in the batter for the double dose of chocolate in her treats. These disappear fast from the cookie jar in her Niceville, Florida home!

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 3-4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 tablespoons whole milk
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, sugars and vanilla. Beat in egg. Add cocoa and milk. Whisk together flour and baking powder; fold into creamed mixture with walnuts and chocolate chips. Refrigerate 30 minutes., Roll rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on pans before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Fat 20g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 131mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.