Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups Ghirardelli premium unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups Ghirardelli classic white chips
  

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. In bowl of electric mixer, beat butter with sugar at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, beating at low speed until combined. Add vanilla extract.
3. Add flour, unsweetened cocoa and baking powder to creamed mixture and fold until combined. Fold in white chips.
4. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet. Allow 3 inches between cookies.
5. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes.
6. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from baking sheets.

Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

Source: the Ghirardelli Classic White Chips bag