UBER-CHOCOLATE COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2/3 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
OR 2/3 stick Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup DARK cocoa powder (such as Hershey's special dark)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 (12 oz.) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS:

1. HEAT oven to 350ºF. Coat baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray or use a Silpat.

2. BEAT brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, cocoa powders, salt and baking soda. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonsful 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.


3. BAKE 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.