Double Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Cookies!!

Yes, another recipe, but I don't think anybody will be mad at me for sharing :)

Ingredients:

½ cup (1 stick) butter

½ cup vegetable shortening

¾ cup white sugar

¾ cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

¾ tsp salt

2-2 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup pomegranate arils (seeds)

Tools:

KitchenAid mixer

Wooden spoon

Medium bowl

Oven ;-)

1. Preheat oven to 350〫Take a whole pomegranate; slice in half.  Put one half on your palm, flat-side down.  Hold your hand over bowl of cold water and rap on pomegranate with a wooden spoon, gently rattling the seeds loose; as they come out, let them fall through your fingers into the bowl; set aside.
2. Put butter, shortening, sugars, eggs, and vanilla into mixer; cream on medium high for 3 full minutes.  Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.  When fully mixed, add chocolate chips and pomegranate arils.
3. Bake for 15 minutes

Makes 2-3 dozen.

Recipe courtesy of Kelly Arispe.