WOW! These are Excellent!!! I made the first cookie sheet of 12 using #60 (2 tsp) cookie scoop and then added 3/4 cup toasted walnuts and used a #50 (1T) cookie scoop. I preferred them when I slight flattened the balls before baking. I had used Ghirardelli 60% Cocoa bittersweet choc chips (my favorite) which are larger than normal chips so the larger cookie size was easier. I didn't have any quality cocoa on hand so I used half Trader Joe's (which isn't worth buying if you like dark chocolate) and half KAF black cocoa. These were a dark chocolate lovers dream! Previously, I've always used the dutch cocoa sold at Peet's coffee. It is wonderful! It is pretty expensive ($6.95 for 8 oz) so I decided to try TJ's. Now I am awaiting my delivery for KAF's Dutch-process cocoa. I bought the black cocoa from KAF and wasn't sure how to use it. These cookies turned out so dark they were almost black but not burned. Wonderful! Boy, nothing like putting me in the mood for chocolate first thing in the morning! Glad the cookies turned out well for you. And I hope you bought our Double Dutch, Joan - it's my go-to cocoa. Not that the others aren't perfectly fine, but I do like this blend of regular and black Dutch-process cocoas... PJH

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