Cookie Day: Chocolate Jenna Cookies

Jenna went to the Internet in search of a chocolate cookie recipe for us to bake today in the (CE)2 kitchen. She found a great one on the Joy of Baking Web site, but we didn't have the necessary white chocolate chips. So we improvised... and then renamed it the "Chocolate Jenna Cookie"!

The dough was incredible.
Jenna enjoyed using (and playing with) the scoop.
You can't see it in the picture, but she's wearing my Mickey Mouse apron. SO CUTE!
These are really good! The rest of the class is going to be very happy after lunch.
Ingredients (as we made it - improvised and doubled):
1 c butter
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 c flour
1/2 c cocoa powder
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
3 c (total) chopped walnuts, coconut, chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated. First sift together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt and then add to the butter and egg mixture. Mix just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts.

Using a small ice cream scoop, or two spoons, place about 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter on the baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

Bake for approximately 8 minutes or until the the cookies are still soft in the center but are firm around the edges. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

:)