Backwards Chocolate Cookies

This was given to me from a friend at school, and they were a big hit! Try really hard not to open the oven a bunch of times or the cookies will be very flat. These go very nicely with a cup of ice cold chocolate milk! :)

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 54
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup butter (room temp) or 3⁄4 cup margarine (room temp)
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  baking cocoa
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups white chocolate chips (you can also sub with walnuts) (optional)

Directions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 350ºF.
2. With an electrical mixer, blend sugars, butter, shortening, vanilla and eggs in a large glass bowl.
3. Mix in the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
4. Mix until nicely blended.
5. Stir in vanilla chips with a wooden spoon.
6. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
8. Cool on a cookie rack and enjoy!