Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups chocolate chips, 2 Hershey's chocolate bars, chopped or M&Ms
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375°
In a bowl stir together flour, salt, and baking soda
In another large bowl stir together butter, both sugars, eggs, vanilla and cocoa
Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture and mix until combined
Stir chocolate chips and walnuts, if using, and stir to distribute evenly

For cookies: Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets and bake about 10 minutes
Cool on a baking rack

For bars: Pat dough into a greased 9 inch square baking pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes
Cut into squares when cooled

*I personally use milk chocolate chips & do not put nuts into my cookies