Easy Homemade Chewy Chocolate Cookies & Recipe Link

I have been on a total dessert kick that last few weeks.  I am going to be in trouble when i have to start making changes... I think I mentioned this last week.

But anyway, I thought I would try out a recipe from our family cook book that I have never made before.  It is from my brother Rand, the chef and his comment in the cookbook about the recipe cracks me up! - it is just so Rand -  "None of this rolling in powdered sugar stuff or adding walnuts!  This exact recipe won the cookie of the year on Martha Stewart's T.V. show.  Now I will never be able to win the Betty Crocker bake off.  D@%^!"

Anyway, I like this recipe cuz it is made from scratch, I love a good cake mix recipe and I make them too, but sometimes, you are out of cake mixes?  right?  But if you have the baking basics you can always make these!

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

2 cups Sugar

1 cup butter, room temperature

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 ts baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup cocoa

In a large bowl cream butter and add sugar, beating well.  Add eggs one at a time, until well blended.  Mix in vanilla.  In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa; add gradually to butter mixer.  (sometimes you have to add a bit of water).  Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

We enjoyed them...

Okay then, what have you been cooking up?

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