Black and Whites

By SewingDragonfly

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

From Hannah – Made these for the Winnetka County Sheriff's Department Open House, in honor of their four new cruisers.

Ingredients

• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 2 cups brown sugar (or white sugar with a scant 2T molasses mixed in)
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups flour (not sifted)
• Approx 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar in a small bowl

Preparation

Step 1

Do not preheat oven yet – dough must chill before baking.

Melt chocolate chips with butter. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth.

Mix in sugar and let cool. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla, baking powder and salt. Add flour and mix well.

Chill dough for at least 4 hours. Overnight is better.

When you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°, rack in the middle position.

Roll walnut-sized dough balls with your hands. Messy; wear plastic gloves if you wish. Drop the dough balls into the bowl with the powdered sugar and roll them around until they are coated. If the dough gets too warm, stick it back in the refrigerator until you can handle it again.

Place the balls on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. They will flatten when they bake. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, and then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.