Chocolate Lulus

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 34
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 4 ounces unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sifted unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper or 1/4 teaspoon pepper (preferably freshly ground)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• granulated sugar (for coating the cookies)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees.
• 2 chop chocolate into pieces, and melt together with butter in microwave, just a couple of minutes (stir well when removing).
• 3 add brown sugar and stir until well-mixed: let stand.
• 4 sift together flour, baking soda, cocoa, salt and pepper; set aside.
• 5 in large bowl, beat egg and vanilla just to mix.
• 6 add the chocolate mixture (which may or may not be hot) and stir to mix.
• 7 add the dry ingredients and stir just to mix.
• 8 place granulated sugar in shallow bowl.
• 9 form dough into teaspoon or so sized balls, rolling between palms of hands.
• 10 drop balls into granulated sugar; roll well to coat, and place on lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• 11 using a fork, flatten each cookie down slightly with tines.
• 12 bake for about 12 minutes; cookies should be semifirm around edges and still somewhat soft in centers.
• 13 they will crisp as they cool.
• 14 do not overbake.
• 15 store in airtight container.
• 16 repeat with remaining dough.