Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

I recently found Nestle dark chocolate chips at the grocery store, and the recipe on the back of the bag for Jumbo Dark Chocolate Cookies sounded great. I refrigerated the dough for a couple of days before baking, perfect for the busy holiday season. I also made the cookies half the size recommended (yielded 24 instead of the 12 listed on the recipe).

Ingredients

1 10 ounce package (about 1 2/3 cups) of dark chocolate chips, divided

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup baking cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Melt 2/3 cup of the dark chocolate morsels in a microwave safe bowl, stirring frequently. Set aside.

In a small bowl, mixed together the flour, baking cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Cream together margarine and sugars until well-blended. Mix in vanilla and egg. Stir in melted chocolate.

Gradually stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Fold in the 1 cup of remaining dark chocolate chips.

Drop 1/4 cup balls of dough onto baking sheets. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yields 12 jumbo cookies.