Instructions

1. Add the sugars and softened butter to a mixing bowl.
2. Cream together until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Mix until thoroughly combined.
5. Add all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda) to a separate bowl.
6. Whisk the dry ingredients together until combined.
7. Add the dry ingredients to the cookie dough. 
8. Mix until just combined. (Do not overmix after you add the flour mixture.
9. Bake the cookies in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool.
10. While the cookies cool, make up a batch of our delicious homemade The Best Raspberry Frosting.  
11. Use a knife to frost the Chocolate Cookies with The Best Raspberry Frosting.
12. Place 10-12 Ghirardelli Chocolate Melting Wafers in a plastic bag. Melt them in the microwave. Once melted, cut the tip off the bag and drizzle the chocolate over the Raspberry Frosting.  (Make sure you only cut the very very tip of the bag. You only want a small hole to give yourself more control over the drizzle.)
13. Allow the chocolate drizzles to harden and the frosting to set up before serving.