Double Chocolate Cookies & Mint Chocolate Variation

• 1 14 cups butter or 1 14 cups margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 34 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
6. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until set.
7. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
8. Yield: about 9 dozen.
9. **MINT CHOCOLATE VARIATION**.
10. Replace 1 of the teaspoons of vanilla with 1 teaspoons peppermint extract; replace semisweet chips with Andes Mint Chocolate Baking Pieces.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking cocoa, baking soda, salt, semisweet chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/double-chocolate-cookies-mint-chocolate-variation-275188 (may not work)