Chocolate Nut Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Farralee Baldwin

"Folks are quick to grab one of these cookies when they see they're chocolate. Once they discover the nuts and vanilla chips, they grad a second and sometimes a third. I brought the recipe with me from my home in Kentucky. -- Farralee Baldwin, Tucson, Arizona"

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PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	35 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup vanilla baking chips
1 cup chopped almonds

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add egg and extract; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans for 1 minute before removing to wire racks; cool completely.