Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Cookies

These little gems are bursting with scads of chocolate:) and just a minimal amount of flour to hold everything in line! Crispy outside and soft inside, with a chocolate rush so intense your mouth may feel it for days!!! Hope you love these:) *Prep time includes chill time.*

• Ready In: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 4  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 2  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. In a large saucepan over low heat, melt the unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup of the chocolate chips, vanilla, and butter together; stirring, until smooth.
2. Remove pan from heat; cool for 10 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed.
4. Beat in the vanilla and chocolate mixture.
5. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; add to the chocolate mixture just until combined.
6. Stir in the remaining chocolate chips.
7. Cover dough and chill for at least 3 hours.
8. Remove about 1 cup of the dough from the refrigerator; with lightly floured hands, roll into 1" balls.
9. Place 2" apart on ungreased or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
10. Bake in a preheated 350*F.
11. oven for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly puffed and set.
12. Cool for 3-4 minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.
13. Dust with powdered sugar.