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Ingredients
- 2 cups chocolate chips (12-ounce package)
- 3/4 cup butter (1 and 1/2 sticks)
- 2 cups brown sugar (or white sugar with a scant 2 Tablespoons molasses mixed in)
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour (not sifted – pack it down in the cup when you measure it)
- 1/2 cup powdered (confectioner’s) sugar in a small bowl for later”
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Preparation
Step 1
“Melt the chocolate chips with the butter. (Microwave on high power for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth.)”
“Mix in the sugar and let the mixture cool.
Add the eggs, one at the time, mixing well after each addition.
Mix in the vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt.
Add the flour, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough for at least 4 hours. (Overnight is even better.)”
“When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350”
“Roll walnut-sized dough balls with your hands. (Messy-wear plastic gloves if you wish.) Drop the dough balls into a bowl with the powdered sugar and roll them around until they’re coated. (If the dough gets too warm, stick it back in the refrigerator until you can handle it again.)
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“Place the dough balls on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. (They will flatten when they bake.)
Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
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