Truffle Cookies

1. 1

   Melt unsweetened chocolate, butter, and one cup chocolate chips in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Cool.

2. 2

   Stir together flour, cocoa, baking poweder, and salt.

3. 3

   Beat together sugar, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until pale and frothy, about 2 minutes. Mix in melted chocolate mixture and then flour mixture at low speed until combined well. Stir in remaining chocolate chips. Chill, covered, until firm, about 2 hours.

4. 4

   Preheat oven to 350.

5. 5

   Roll heaping teaspoons of the dough into 1-inch rounds with dampened hands and arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

6. 6

   Bake in batches in middle of oven until puffed and set, about 10 minutes (cookies will be soft in center.) Transfer to racks to cool.

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