This cookie dough needs to be chilled before handling/baking so allow for several hours of time to make them.
In a mixing bowl, cream together:
1 cup of softened butter
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 good quality cocoa powder
Mix well.
Add:
2-1/8 cups flour
1 teasp. baking powder.
Mix together and chill dough for at least 2-3 hours.
Have ready 1/2 cup (more or less) of roughly chopped dark OR semisweet chocolate. Nestles carries their semisweet chips in large chunk style, which is cut in small rectangles & what I used (2 pcs. per cookie).
Heat oven to 350 and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. You'll be able to put 15 cookies on each sheet.
Shape dough into 1" balls - make an indentation & place the cut chocolate inside, then fold dough over to completely enclose it. Put the chocolate balls 2" apart on the parchment lined pans.
Bake for 10-11 minutes or until the edges are firm but the tops are soft. Let sit for a few minutes before removing the cookies to a cooking rack. Dust the cooled cookies with powdered sugar if you like - or just leave them plain. I guarantee they will NOT last long!!
These cookies are a little messy to work with, but the finished product/taste makes it worth the inconvenience!!
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