Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
  
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In large bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Carrie's notes:
I did about half the chocolate chips (like when we do chocolate chip cookies) and thought it was perfect.
Walnuts are barely optional, almost necessary.
I did large cookies and cooked them 10 min, so regular size will probably be perfect at 8 min.
I used real butter and am curious to know how they turn out with margarine...