Chewy Chocolate Espresso Cookies

3 and 1/4 cups chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1-1/2 tsp. instant espresso
1-1/2 cups chocolate chips

In a bowl over simmering water, melt the 3-1/4 cups of chocolate chips and the butter together. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a mixer with a whip attachment, mix the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and ground espresso, then add the chocolate mixture. Mix in the dry ingredients and the remaining 1-1/2 cups of chocolate chips. 

Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to set up. 

Scoop onto parchment lined sheet pans with a medium ice cream scoop then freeze. 

Bake from frozen in a preheated oven at 375° for 7 minutes. 

Serve warm.

**from the Sweet Dreams television series