Chocolate Devils

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (or 1 10oz bag of chips)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended.
3. By hand (with a sturdy spoon), mix in the chocolate chips.
4. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. The cookies are rich, so don't make them too huge.
5. Bake for 11 - 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets (about 5 minutes) before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. If cooked just right, they should still be soft the next day.

Variations

• Peanut-butter chip cookies: half the amount of chocolate chips, and add a bag of Reese's peanut-butter chips; add an extra teaspoon of salt

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