Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Found on the back of a Reese's Peanut Butter Chips package.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 54
• Yields: 54 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup  hershey's  cocoa
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄4 cups butter (2 1/2 sticks) or 1 1⁄4 cups margarine, softened (2 1/2 sticks)
• 2  cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 2⁄3 cups  reese's  peanut butter chips (10 ounce package)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well. Stir in peanut butter chips.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 9 minutes. (Do not overbake; cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking and flatten while cooling.) Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 1/2 dozen cookies.
4. PAN RECIPE: Spread butter in greased 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350°F 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars. About 4 dozen bars.