"Dirty" Snowball Cookies

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar, flour, and extracts, and combine well.
3. Scoop out about a ½ tablespoon of dough for each cookie, and roll until you have a sphere of dough. Make a small cavity in the middle of the dough and add several pieces of the chopped chocolate. Pull the rest of the dough over the cavity to tuck the chocolate inside of the cookie itself.
4. Roll each dough ball in the cocoa powder and place on the baking sheets. Bake until edges are light gold, approximately 8-10 minutes.
5. Allow cookies to cool completely. Put remaining powdered sugar plus another 1/2 cup in a large bowl, and rough each cookie until covered. Place cookies on a plate in the freezer for about 5 minutes. This cools the cookie quickly so that any excess buttery moisture on the surface dries, allowing a second coating of sugar to really adhere and not just soak in. When the cookies are cold, dredge them again in powdered sugar
6. In the microwave or over a double-boiler, melt the remaining chocolate chips with a little bit of neutral oil, like vegetable oil, to get the chocolate to a thin consistency. This makes it easier to drizzle over the cookies. Remove them from the second sugar coating, drizzle with melted chocolate, and let them harden up in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. Enjoy at room temperature!