JUMBO HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

JUMBO HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 1/4 cup flour 1/2 to 2/3 cup of your favorite hot cocoa mix (don’t use sugar-free) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup milk chocolate chips 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined. In a separate bowl, combine flour, hot chocolate mix, salt and baking soda. Add to wet ingredients slowly, making sure it is all incorporated. Then fold in the milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Like I mentioned earlier, this batter is really thick, so you may need to work the chocolate chips into the batter with your hands. Using a 1/4 cup measuring scoop, place the dough on a greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet (I baked 6 cookies at a time on the sheet because of their bigger size). Bake for 11-15 minutes (the original recipe says 9-11 minutes, but my baking time was longer). Let the cookies cool slightly before removing from the pans. Cool on wire racks or eat them hot and gooey from the oven–they’re great both ways!