Decadent Chocolate Cookies

8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 oz bitter-sweet chocolate
6 Tbsp butter
3 eggs
1 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/3 c flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
optional: additional 1 1/2 c chocolate chips and/or 2 c nuts

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt semi-sweet chips, bitter-sweet chocolate, and butter until smooth and thoroughly blended. Set aside to cool. Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla together, then add to cooled chocolate mixture. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, then fold into chocolate mixture. Add extra chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. Spoon dough balls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.

Source: Karen Acerson (submitted by Pamela Peterson)