Oh my goooodness!

Taylor and I made these little bites of heaven this morning...

They are deliciously divine!

deep dark chocolate drops

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (I used organic whole wheat flour)

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

2 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda in medium bowl.

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2. Place 1/2 cup chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and microwave on HIGH 1 minute; stir. Microwave an additional 30 seconds and stir until chips are melted and smooth. Let cool slightly.

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3. Beat butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate, egg, milk and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add flour mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in remaining 1 cup chocolate chips.

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4. Drop by spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 11 mins or until set and no longer shiny. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

A few tips/variations...

*I doubled the recipe and it made about 4 dozen standard size cookies.

*For the choclate chips added in at the end, I used 1/2 semisweet and 1/2 white chocolate.

*Make sure you grease your cookie sheets before adding more dough...it's pretty sticky.

*I adjusted my baking time to add about 3 minutes. The first batch I left in for 11 minutes and, although they were gooey and soft how I like them, they were so soft that they fell apart on the cooling racks!

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Enjoy!

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*Just in case you're wondering, I have not abandoned my goal of limiting my sugar this week. I did eat 2 small cookies, but honestly, it's the first real "sweets" I've had all week! And I'm NOT eating any more! :)