Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups soft butter or 1 1/4 cups margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and sugar in large bowl.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla, blend well.
• 4 combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture.
• 5 drop by teaspoonsful onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake for 8 to 9 minutes.
• 7 (do not overbake! cookies will be soft. they will puff during baking and flatten upon cooling.) cool on cookie sheet until set, about 1 minute.
• 8 remove to wire rack to cool completely.