Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over low heat, melt the unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup of the chocolate chips, vanilla, and butter together; stirring, until smooth.
• 2 remove pan from heat; cool for 10 minutes.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• 4 beat in the vanilla and chocolate mixture.
• 5 combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; add to the chocolate mixture just until combined.
• 6 stir in the remaining chocolate chips.
• 7 cover dough and chill for at least 3 hours.
• 8 remove about 1 cup of the dough from the refrigerator; with lightly floured hands, roll into 1" balls.
• 9 place 2" apart on ungreased or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
• 10 bake in a preheated 350*f.
• 11 oven for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly puffed and set.
• 12 cool for 3-4 minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.
• 13 dust with powdered sugar.