Chocolate Candy Surprise Cookies Recipe 

Ingredients:

• ½ Cup + 2 Tablespoons Butter, Softened (140g)
  
• 1 ½ Cups Sugar (288g)
  
• 2 Eggs
  
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract (10ml)
  
• 2 Cups All Purpose Flour (240g)
  
• 1 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (80g)
  
• 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder (10g)
  
• ½ Teaspoon Salt (3g)
  
• Chocolate Candy (I used caramel filled chocolate candy)
  
• Powdered Sugar
  

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing until smooth. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating just until blended. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator 2 to 4 hours or until dough is easier to handle.
   
2. Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and form into a ball. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and gently flatten into a disk. Place 1 chocolate candy into the center of each disk and wrap the dough around the candy to form a ball.
   
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for 10 minutes. Cool cookies 8 minutes. Dust cookies with powdered sugar. Can be served warm.
   

| Makes About 2 ½ Dozen Cookies