Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

In ‘The Everything Cookies and Brownies Cookbook’

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1  cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 4  eggs, room temperature
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  mexican vanilla extract
• 4  cups flour
• 2⁄3 cup  hersheys special  dark cocoa
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  cup bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1 1⁄2 cups  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degees.
2. Cream together butter, shortening, and sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Mix dry ingredients together; stir into butter mixture.
5. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts; chill for 30 minutes.
6. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets.
7. Bake 8-10 minutes.
8. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan to rack , cool.