I do the occasional extract brew and always enjoy it. Some of my best brews have been extract recipes. I usually base them around the 15 min cascade pale ale recipe.
Welcome to the area. I'm think there used to be a HBS in Elk Grove. Not sure if it's there anymore. Your other local options are Brewmeister or Hop Hero.
Here's what I found from my first recipe
65% 2 row
8% flaked oats
8% crystal 60
6% roasted barley
8% chocolate 350L
2% carafa II
1.065 /1.012 60 IBU US-05
I left out the cinnamon and licorice as I wanted it to be more like Dark Star than rusty nail.
Version 1 had crystal 60 for the crystal malt and 450L chocolate malt (too dark of chocolate malt which is probably why it tasted like coffee) and US-05 yeast. All other malts as listed. I bottled it...