Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 baker's unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder and salt set aside.
• 3 microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl on high for 2 minutes or until butter is melted. stir until chocolate is completely melted. add 1 cup of the sugar; mix well. blend in egg and vanilla. stir in flour mixture until well blended.
• 4 refrigerate 15 minutes or until dough is easy to handle. shape into 1 inch balls; rolling in remaining 1/2 cup sugar. place 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets. if flatter crisper cookie is desired, flatten with bottom of glass.
• 5 bake 8-10 minutes or until set.
• 6 cool on baking sheets 1 minute remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 7 chocolate carmel sugar cookies: omit 1/2 cup of the sugar prepare dough into balls as directed. roll in 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans instead of sugar. place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. make indentation in each ball.
• 8 bake as directed.
• 9 microwave 1 bag (14 ounces) of kraft caramels and 2 tablespoons of milk in microwaveable bowl on high for 3 minutes or until caramels are melted, stirring after 2 minutes. spoon evenly into centers of cookies. drizzle with melted baker's semi-sweet baking chocolate.
• 10 cool completely.