Double Coco Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (a twist on Toll House® cookies)

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar 
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder to taste
• 2 large eggs 
• 2.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips to taste
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Mix flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
3. Whisk white sugar, brown sugar, butter, shortening, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth. Stir sugar mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
4. Spoon batter, 1 to 2 tablespoons per cookie, onto a baking sheet.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before serving.