Chocolava Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup trans fat-free margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 large egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt, breaking up any lumps of brown sugar.
• 3 stir in margarine until mixture is well combined and crumbly. (this part can be done in a food processor.)
• 4 add egg whites and vanilla extract.
• 5 stir by hand just until dough comes together.
• 6 place a few heaping spoonfuls of confectioners' sugar into shallow dish.
• 7 roll dough into 1½" balls, and then roll balls in sugar to coat.
• 8 place 2" apart on baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• 9 bake 12 to 14 minutes, until just set around edges but still soft in the middle.
• 10 transfer to rack to cool.