- 2 cups chocolate chips
- ¾ cup butter (1½ sticks)
- 2 cups brown sugar (*or white sugar with a sant 2 tablespoons molasses mixed in)
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- approx. ½ cup confectioner’s sugar (aka powdered sugar) in a small bowl
Melt chocolate chips with butter. *(Microwave on high power 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 a least 4 hours. (Overnight is even better.)
When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit, 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 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 refridgerator 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 at 350 degrees Farenheit for 12–14 minutes. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then remove to wire/cooling rack to finish cooling.