The Best Cookies Ever

That is a whole bunch of Hershey's cocoa. My MIL ordered a 25 lb box of it when our church did a large order direct from the company. Since she was sweet enough to share with me I have been searching for something to use all of this cocoa in. ( There are about 6 more commercial size cans of this stuff in my laundry room) Then I decided that since Hershey's makes the stuff that they must have some great recipes, here.

That recipe that I just sent you to was for these.

As a matter of fact, moments after taking this picture they vanished. These cookies are a big hit wherever I take them. Right now, I am using them as a gift with purchase for the popcorn that Jonathon has to sell for scouts. That is how they came to be on this post today. As I was shamelessly trying to get my good friend Gigi to buy some popcorn, I gave her a couple of cookies as a gift. She called me a little while later and told me to blog them so that she could have the recipe. Now it will be immortalized here on my blog for all of our posterity. Love ya, Gigi!! Thanks for buying all that popcorn and if anyone else is interested in buying any, please feel free to call me. Day or night. As long as it's before 8:30 pm.

I did the ones with the white chocolate chips. I'm sure they are all fabulous, though.

Design Your Own Chocolate Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:1. Heat oven to 375 F.2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs; beat well.3. Stir together flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 5 dozen cookies.
VARIATIONS:
CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES: Add 2 cups (one 12 or 11.5-pkg.) HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK, Semi-Sweet, Mini Chips or Milk Chocolate Chips to basic chocolate batter.

MINI KISSES CHOCOLATE COOKIES: Add 1-3/4 cups (10-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Milk Chocolates to basic chocolate batter.

MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES: Add 1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S Mint Chocolate Chips to basic chocolate batter.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH WHITE CHIPS: Add 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips to basic chocolate batter.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER CHIPS: Add 1-2/3 cups( 10-oz. pkg.) REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips to basic chocolate batter.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH TOFFEE: Add 1 to 1-1/4 cups HEATH BITS 'O BRICKLE Toffee Bits or HEATH Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits to basic chocolate batter. Lightly grease or paper-line cookie sheets.