The Best Chewy Chocolate Cookies

This cookie is a favorite for people who love the great flavor and texture of brownies in a cookie shape. These warm irresistible freshly baked cookies are moist and bursting with chocolate. You find these chewy chocolate cookies taste as good as they look, melting in your mouth one bite at a time. If you find yourself craving something soft and chewy that will satisfied that chocolate lover inside of you then look no more because this is the perfect cookie for you and your family and friends that's if you feel like sharing. Bet you can't just eat one.

Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups of butter, softened (you can substitute the butter with butter flavored Crisco) 1 and ½ cups of white sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 2 and ½ cups of all-purpose flour ¾ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon of baking soda ½ teaspoon of salt 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips This recipe makes four dozen of cookies and is ready in about 55 minutes but the actually cooking time is about 10 minutes. So, how do you make the best chewy chocolate cookies? Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 Celsius). Position the rack in the middle of the oven. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat the eggs in one at a time until well incorporated and then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa, mix well together until the batter has the consistency of cream. Now it's time to stir in the chocolate chips. Drop the dough by tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet (size of golf balls) and space them out as you go (tip: place the dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheet to allow for spreading while the cookies bake) Bake for 8 to 9 minutes. The chewy chocolate cookies will be soft, let them cool slightly for about 1 or 2 minutes before removing them. Eat'em up while they are warm. Tips: Remove the cookies off the baking sheet in 1 to 2 minutes after they've cooled, you don't want them sticking to the baking sheet. For best results, bake cookies on the middle rack of your oven. To keep your chewy chocolate cookies moist and chewy, place the slightly warm cookies in a plastic or metal container with a lid or cookie jar.