Molten Chocolate Cookies

These are good at room temperature, but they are delectable warm. Eat fresh or just heat in the microwave for about 15 seconds. They will melt in your mouth.
Makes 16 cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups (12 oz package) semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 Tablespoons butter
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

Melt chocolate chips and butter in the top of a double boiler over low heat, stirring until smooth but thick.* Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
In the large bowl of your mixer beat eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla on high speed about 2 to 3 minutes until pale yellow and slightly thickened. Mix in chocolate on low speed. Scrape the bowl. Mix again.  Add flour and baking powder on low speed and mix just until incorporated, stop once to scrape the bowl. Don't mix too much.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Scoop 8-2 inch mounds onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet leaving 2 inches between cookies. I used my medium sized cookie scoop.

Bake one sheet at a time for 12 minutes or until crusty on the outside but soft in the center.
Cool on cookie sheet 3-5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Best when served warm.
*Microwave Instructions:
Heat chips and butter in a microwave safe bowl at medium power for 1 minute. Stir, then heat for 10 seconds and stir again. Repeat until melted. The chocolate chips will not appear melted until you stir them.