Super-Duper Chocolate Cookies (Marygin's)

½ c. butter
4 oz. bitter chocolate (I use 12 T. cocoa and 4 T. oil instead.)
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
½ c. chopped nuts (optional)


Melt butter and chocolate (or melt butter and add cocoa and oil). Add sugar and vanilla and heat. Take it off the heat while it’s still thick and grainy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add dry ingredients and nuts. Mix. Chill over night.

Form into small balls and roll in powdered sugar. Bake 8-12 minutes at 350 degrees.