Chocolate Lace Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 beaten eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet, milk choc, your choice)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 melt butter in large microwave-safe bowl.
• 3 add sugar and mix thoroughly.
• 4 add cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla. mix until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and mix until smooth.
• 6 stir in flour, nuts and chips. (if using electric mixer, use low speed.).
• 7 place 12 small rounded teaspoons of dough on well-greased baking sheet, spread as far apart as possible. they flatten during baking. if too large, they run together.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes.
• 9 cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack to completely cool.
• 10 multiple cookie sheets cuts down waiting between batches.