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These cookies get their name from their appearances. This recipes makes about 40 cookies which will keep for a only a few days in an airtight container.

Ingredients
7oz semi sweet (plain) chocolate
3-1/2 oz butter
5oz fine grained (castor) sugar
3 eggs
1 tbs vanilla essence
1oz cocoa powder (NOT drinking chocolate powder)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
6oz confectioners (icing) sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 325 deg F (170 deg C) and grease 2 baking sheets.

2. Melt the chocolate and butter together then stir in the fine grained (castor) sugar until it has dissolved.

3. One at a time, beat in the eggs but beat well between each egg, then stir in the vanilla essence.

4. In a separate bowl, strain (sieve) together the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt. Now gradually stir these dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture. Cover the bowl and leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours although you can leave it overnight.

5. Put the confectioners (icing) sugar into a bowl. With a teaspoon, take out small amounts of the cookie dough and roll into small balls then roll each ball in the sugar until they are thoroughly coated. Place each ball on the prepared baking sheets at least 1-1/2 inches apart to allow room for them to spread.

6. Bake for about 10 minutes until the top feels just firm but not hard. The inside should be relatively moist because these cookies will taste too dry if overcooked. Leave on the trays for a couple of minutes then move them on to a cooking rack until cold.

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