Chocolate Truffle Cookies
Created by dienia b on April 30, 2015
- Servings: 48
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 8m
- Recipe #18746
Ingredients
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (divided)
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (for dusting)
How to Make
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Step 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.
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Step 2: Remove pan from heat; cool for 10 minutes.
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Step 3: In a bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed.
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Step 4: Beat in the vanilla and chocolate mixture.
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Step 5: Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; add to the chocolate mixture just until combined.
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Step 6: Stir in the remaining chocolate chips.
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Step 7: Cover dough and chill overnight
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Step 8: Remove about 1 cup of the dough from the refrigerator; with lightly floured hands, roll into 1" balls.
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Step 9: Place 2" apart on ungreased or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
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Step 10: Bake in a preheated 350 degree
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Step 11: Oven for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly puffed and
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Step 12: Set.
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Step 13: Cool for 3-4 minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.
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Step 14: Dust with powdered sugar.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (19.8 g)
- Calories 58
- Total Fat - 2.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.6 g
- Cholesterol - 20.7 mg
- Sodium - 32.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 7 g
- Protein - 0.8 g
- Calcium - 5.3 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg