The Best Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Chewy Chocolate Cookies
Source: Gooseberry Patch

½ C butter, softened

1 C sugar, divided

1 egg yolk

2 T milk (I use water)

2 t vanilla extract

1 C flour

1/3 C baking cocoa

¼ t salt

20 unwrapped milk chocolate drops (I use Dove milk chocolates)

In bowl of stand mixer, beat ½ C butter, 2/3 C sugar, egg yolk, 2 T milk and 2 t vanilla together until light and fluffy; set aside.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.  Cover and chill one hour.  Shape dough into 1-inch balls.  Roll in remaining 1/3 C sugar; place on lightly greased baking sheets.  I rolled half the cookies in sugar and left half plain.  Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes.  When cookies are done, gently press chocolate drops on top of warm cookies.  Remove from baking sheets; cool completely on wire racks.  Makes 20 cookies.