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

Ingredients

• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cups cocoa powder , or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 0.5 cups butter , softened
• 0.5 cups shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips , or more to taste
• 1 cup chopped walnuts , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. 2

   Mix flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. 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.

3. 3

   Spoon batter, 1 to 2 tablespoons per cookie, onto a baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before serving.