Vicki Lawrence`s Chocolate Chewies

1/2 c Unsalted butter

4 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened

- chocolate 2 1/2 c Sugar

1/2 ts Salt

1 1/2 ts Vanilla

3 Eggs

2 c Flour

2 ts Baking powder

Cream butter in bowl. Melt chocolate in double boiler. Blend into butter with 2 cups sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add to chocolate mixture. Chill dough 2 hours. Form into balls; roll in rest of sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet; bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Don`t overbake; cookie should be chewy. Makes 50 cookies. Formatted by Mary Wilson, BWVB02B. -----