Chocolate Sambuca Cookies

Directions

1Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

2Melt chocolate with butter in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth.

3In a separate bowl, lightly whisk together eggs, walnuts, Sambuca, and granulated sugar.

4Stir in flour mixture and chocolate.

5Chill, covered, until firm, about 2 hours.

6Sift confectioners sugar onto a plate.

7Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls and roll balls sugar.

8Arrange balls 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets and bake until puffed and cracked but centers are still a bit soft, 10 - 12 minutes in a 350 oven.

9Cool on racks.