Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat oven to 350

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven. Mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in chocolate chips. Place rounded teaspoons full on an ungreased cookies sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes.