Ingredients:
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped then melted.
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (like sea salt)
1 stick of unsalted butter – room temp. (or melted!)
1 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup whole milk
1/3 cup Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Breakfast
(For the rolling before baking – not the batter!)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup confectioners sugar

1. Melt chocolate and set aside to cool. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into a bowl (i just whisk because the sea salt gets stuck).

2. With an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla and then the melted chocolate. Reduce the speed to low and mix in the flour mixture in two batches alternating with the milk. Then add the beer. Divide dough into three or four equal pieces and wrap them in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm (2 hours to overnight).

3. Preheat oven to 350F and divide each piece into sixteen 1 inch balls. Roll in the granulated sugar and then the powdered sugar and place on a baking sheet with parchment paper. About 2 inches apart because they will spread.

4. Bake until the surfaces crack, about 14 minutes. Rotate the sheets halfway through. Let cool on wire racks. Cookies can be stored for up to 3 days.

I like to add some extra spice to the flour mixture like spicy cayenne pepper and cinnamon. They really have a fantastic warming effect on the cookie. That is up to the baker though. I personally added some pumpkin pie spice and grated nutmeg and a tiny bit of cayenne.

Enjoy!!