4 oz. unsweetened chocolate

6 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips

4 T. butter

1 c. sugar

1 1/2 t. instant expresso powder

2 eggs

1 t. vanilla

1/3 c. flour

1/4 t. baking soda

1/4 t. salt

Melt the butter, unsweetened chocolate, and 2 oz. of the bittersweet chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 sec., until melted. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, egg, expresso powder and vanilla. Beat for 5 min. on medium speed. Pour in the chocolate mixture and beat until combined.

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Add to the chocolate mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the rest of the bittersweet chocolate chips.

Place the dough in the fridge and refrigerate for 1 hr. until dough is firm.

Preheat oven to 350º F

Spoon dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Return dough to fridge in between batches (it melts quickly in the heat!)

Bake cookies for 10 min., rotating front-to-back and top-to-bottom halfway through the cooking time. Cookies will look underdone when removed from oven - DO NOT BE FOOLED. Cool on cookie sheets for 5 min. and then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alice Medrich, p. 204

Yield: 49 cookies (60 calories each)