Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well. Stir in chocolate chips. Add nuts, if desired. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
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PAN RECIPE:
Prepare batter as above. Spread batter evenly in greased 15-1/2×10-1/2×1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake at 375°F. for 20 to 22 minutes or until cookie begins to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. About 48 bars.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until creamy.
Add eggs; beat well.
Gradually add flour mixture, beating well.
Stir in chocolate chips and nuts, if desired.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely.
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PAN RECIPE:Spread batter in greased 15-1/2×10-1/2×1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake at 375°F. 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely; cut into bars. About 4 dozen bars.HERSHEY’S “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES:Simply add 1/3 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa to your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.SKOR & CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES:Use 1 cup finely chopped SKOR bars and 1 cup HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips in place of 2 cups chocolate chips; omit nuts. Drop and bake as directed.ICE CREAM SANDWICH:Press one small scoop vanilla ice cream between two cookies. HIGHALTITUDE DIRECTIONS (classic cookies):– Increase flour to 2-2/3 cups. – Decrease baking soda to 3/4 teaspoon. – Decrease granulated sugar to 2/3 cup. – Decrease packed light brown sugar to 2/3 cup. – Add 1/2 teaspoon water with flour. – Bake at 375°F, 5 to 7 minutes or until top is light golden with golden brown edges.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl until creamy.
Add eggs; beat well.
Stir together flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely.
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VARIATIONS:
CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES:Add 2 cups (one 12 or 11.5-pkg.) HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet, MINI CHIPS, SPECIAL DARK 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 Vanilla Milk Chips to basic chocolate batter.CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER CHIPS:Add 1-2/3 cups (one 10 or 11-oz. pkg.) REESE’S Peanut Butter or REESE’S Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate 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.
26HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolatesor HERSHEY’S HUGS Brand Chocolates, or pecan halves or candied cherry halves
Instructies
Beat butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla in medium bowl until fluffy.
Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Lightly grease cookie sheet.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
With fork, beat egg white slightly.
Dip each ball into egg white; roll in nuts.
Place on prepared cookie sheet.
Press thumb gently in center of each cookie.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
Meanwhile, prepare VANILLA FILLING.
Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.
Remove cookies from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool 5 minutes.
Spoon about ¼ teaspoon filling into each thumbprint.
Gently press chocolate piece in center of each cookie.
Cool completely.
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VANILLA FILLING:Combine ½cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon softened butter or margarine, 2 teaspoons milk and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract in small bowl; beat until smooth.VARIATION:Omit egg white and chopped nuts. Roll balls in granulated sugar. Bake as directed. Top with VANILLA FILLING and pecan or walnut half.
1cupHERSHEY’S MINI CHIPS Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
CHOCOLATE DRIZZLErecipe below
Instructies
Heat oven to 375°F.
Remove wrappers from chocolates.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl until well blended.
Add flour to butter mixture; blend until smooth.
Stir in small chocolate chips.
Mold scant tablespoon dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely.
Shape into balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Prepare CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE; drizzle over each cookie.
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CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE:Place ¼ cup HERSHEY’S MINI CHIPS Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 20 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.