3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. peppermint extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

Cream together butter and sugars with an electric mixer at high speed. Beat in egg. Stir in vanilla and peppermint extracts. Sift together dry ingredients and add this to the butter mixture, along with the chocolate chips and nuts. Stir until well combined.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

Submitted by: Gerri M. Robinson