Black Lava Cookies from Colleen

Black Lava Cookies

Makes 36 large cookies 

2 cups butter softened

2 cups white sugar

2 cups light brown sugar, packed

4 large eggs

4 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 ½ cups dutched cocoa powder 

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder*

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups milk chocolate chips

2 cups dark chocolate chips

Cream the butter and the sugars.  Add the eggs and the vanilla and blend.  Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and mix well.  Add in the chocolate chips.

Scoop onto parchment-covered baking sheets with large cookie scoop.  Slightly press down on tops of cookie dough balls.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes until set. 
Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet.

*If you use natural cocoa (not dutched/not European) use baking soda instead of baking powder.

You can substitute/add in other kinds of chocolate chips, nuts, Reeses mini PB cups, etc, as you prefer.  Cookies have a nice chewy, fudgy texture.  

—-Colleen