Black and Whites
(from Ryan77’s recipe box)
Source: Joanne Fluke
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 14 minutes
Serves 48 people
Categories: Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour -- (not sifted)
- approx. 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a small bowl
Directions
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Do not preheat oven yet- dough must chill before baking.
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Melt chocolate chips with butter. (Microwave on high Power for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth.)
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Mix in sugar and let cool. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Add flour and mix well.
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Chill dough for at least 4 hours. (Overnight is even better.)
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When you’re ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°, rack in the middle position.
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Roll walnut-sized dough balls with your hands. (Messy—wear plastic gloves if you wish.)
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Drop the dough balls into a bowl with the powdered sugar and roll them around until they’re coated. (If the dough gets too warm, stick it back in the refrigerator until you can handle it again.)
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Place the balls on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. (They will flatten when they bake.) Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, and then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.