Nut Brownie Cookies

8 oz. bitter sweet or dark choc.
1/3 c. unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. bitter sweet or dark choc. chips
1 c. coarsely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 grease 2 cookie sheets. melt the choc. and butter in a double boiler over simmering water. combine sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl beat with an electric mixer on high speed until pale and creamy with the mixer at low speed add choc. mixture. and beat until well mixed add flour, baking powder and salt. beat until just blended. stir in choc chips and nuts. drop dough by TBS. onto cookie sheets bake 8-10 min or until cookies have cracked a little and are soft. cool for 5 min. then transfer onto rack