Cocoa Cookies

Ingredients

8 1/2 cups all purpose flour
8 1/2 cups sugar
4 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
2 3/4 Tbs. baking powder
1 1/2 Tbs. salt
2 cups unsalted butter, softened
17 large eggs, lightly beaten

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Using your fingers, blend in butter until incororated. Stir in egg until mixture is well combined. Cover dough in bowl and chill 1 hour, until firm.

Spoon level tablespoons of dough onto wax paper and cut in half. With floured hands, roll each piece into a ball. Arrange balls on a lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten each ball with a floured metal spatula into a disk about 2 inch in diameter. Bake 7-8 minutes in middle of oven, or until cookies are set but not hard. Cool on racks. Cookies will continue to crisp as they cool.