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Bring the butter to room temperature and lightly stir.
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Mix in the sugar until the it becomes incorporated into the butter.
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Sift the cocoa powder and the flour into the mixture from Step 2 and mix together.
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Mix until no longer floury.
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After mixing, it will look like this.
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You might think it's too soft, but it's completely fine like this.
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Next is, just to form into appropriate sized balls.
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I rounded them to be about the size of my thumb.
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Bake for 15-20 minutes in an oven preheated to 170C - 180C.
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Once they have finished baking, let them cool.
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They soft just after baking and can break easily so be careful.
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They are harder after cooling than right after baking.
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Next, put some powdered sugar into a plastic bag.
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Place the cooled off cookies in the bag and shake so that they are covered in the powdered sugar.
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They're done.
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They're crisp and the cocoa powder is so rich that you'll be surprised there's not actual chocolate in them.
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They are so tasty.
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For those who prefer harder cookies, increase the amount of cocoa powder by 10 g and the amount of flour by 10~20 g. They finish as a perfect circle.
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I formed the balls after chilling them.
