Brownie Cookies

            

Ingredients:

* eight ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into chunks 

* 3 tablespoons butter

* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

* 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

* 1/8 teaspoon salt

* 2 eggs

* 3/4 cup sugar

* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

* cup chocolate chips (for substitute, use chocolate pieces)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350* F. Line a cookie tray with parchment paper

In a double boiler, melt 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chunks with butter. Stirring until smooth. Remove the top of the double boiler to a heatproof pad to cool to room temperature,  (stir liquid occasionally as it cools.)

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a separate large bowl, combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract using a mixer on high speed. Beat until well combined, light and fluffy, for about 3 min. Add cooled chocolate mixture to egg mixture, mixing on low speed until combined. Add flour mixture, stirring by hand until just combined, but smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for 30 min.

Using an ice cream scoop, drop tablespoon sized mounds onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart. Bake for 10-12 min. Do not over bake. Remove from oven and let it rest for 5- 10 min. before carefully moving to cooling racks using a spatula. Cool completely before storing.