Chocolate Pixies

Ingredients

• 0.25 cups unsalted butter , cut into pieces
• 4 squaress unsweetened chocolate , 1 ounce
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.33 cups confectioners' sugar , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat.

2. 2

   Beat sugar and eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in melted chocolate mixture.

3. 3

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients with a spoon until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

4. 4

   When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 300 degrees (150 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets.

5. 5

   Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, roll in confectioners' sugar, and place 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm to the touch, 12 to 15 minutes, switching racks halfway through.

7. 7

   Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.