Warm & Melty Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp. and cut in pieces
• 1/3 cup (about 3 oz) chopped dark chocolate
• 1 large egg
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 375° and spray 2 baking pans with a non-stick cooking spray or oil.

• Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and the salt together. With your hands or a fork, rub butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in chocolate.

• Whisk together egg and vanilla. Add egg mixture to chocolate mixture; stir with a fork until mixture is slightly moistened. Form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes.

• Whisk together egg and vanilla. Add egg mixture to chocolate mixture; stir with a fork until mixture is slightly moistened. Form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes.

• Shape dough into tablespoon size balls. Roll each in powdered sugar and coat the balls. Place on prepared pans 2″ apart.

• Bake until just set but still slightly undercooked, about 10 minutes.

• Let cool on sheets 5 minutes and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

• The cookies are best served warm.