Cookies/Death by Chocolate

By latin1

Jennifer's favorite cookie

Ingredients

• 2 pkgs (16 squares) semi-sweet baking chocolate
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups nuts (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coarsely chop 8 squares; melt over double boiler until melted and smooth. Stir in sugar, butter,eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder. Stit in reserve chopped chocolate and nuts. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and feel set to the touch. Cool on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.