Hershey’s chewy chocolate cookies (1983)

Name: Hershey's chewy chocolate cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 54
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups butter or margarine. softened; 2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup finely chopped nuts, optional

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A retro recipe for easy chewy chocolate cookies

Made from scratch, made easy — enjoy with Hershey’s favorite hot cocoa!

Hershey's chewy chocolate cookies

Yield: 54 cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Additional Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 19 minutes

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups butter or margarine. softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped nuts, optional

Instructions

Cream butter or margarine and sugar in large mixer bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla; blend well.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt: blend into creamed mixture.
Stir in nuts, if desired.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 (F) for 8 to 9 minutes. (Do not overbake. Cookies will be soft. They will puff during baking, flatten upon cooling.)
Cool on cookie sheet until set, about 1 minute: remove to wire rack to cool completely.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 54 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 189Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 219mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g

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Retro recipe for Hershey's chewy chocolate cookies

Vintage Hershey’s chewy chocolate cookie recipe card

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Hershey’s chewy chocolate cookies (1983)

A retro recipe for easy chewy chocolate cookies

Hershey's chewy chocolate cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

Recommended Products

Nutrition Information:

Vintage Hershey’s chewy chocolate cookie recipe card

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