Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Submitted by JamesDeansGirl

"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: 4hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• 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.

Reviews

[wiggins_ackerson]

This recipe is rich, rich, rich...which is what I love about it. I am a very healthy eater but one cookie will do it. Also, the "batter", which is more like a big piece of solid chocolate, lasts and lasts so you can bake fresh cookies over a period of a week or so. For those who like dark chocolate (like me) it's the best cookie I've ever had!

 

[Noey401]

In the last three weeks, I have made three batches of these cookies. They are so delicious! I use dark cocoa powder and in place of unsweetened chocolate I use 70% Dark Chocolate squares. So yummy!

 

[wholelottagall]

Wow! These cookies are to die for! You gotta try them! Elaine

 

[Luby Luby Luby]

I agree with the previous reviewers - if you like chocolate you are going to love these. I think they should be renamed "Energizer" cookies - the chocolate keeps going and going and going......... I rolled them in powdered sugar before baking also. The dough can be a little difficult to work with because of the stickiness, but nothing you can't handle.

 

[Stephie B.]

These are SO chocolaty! I didn't eat very many b/c of the richness and, to me, they are more like a candy than a cookie. Used powdered sugar to roll the dough so that I woudn't have to dust at the end.