tiny chocolate cookies

I know you've been waiting, Allan. Sorry it took so long to post, but I wanted to go over the recipe to make sure it's right. Since I'm making them today (and the ginger cookies, and the cappuccino coins and walnut crisps - in fact, all the doughs were made within the space of one hour and are sitting in the fridge waiting to be baked right now), I was able to double-check the ingredients list. These cookies are delicate and not too sweet, but very chocolatey.

4 oz. (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, cut in 8 pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup (2 oz.) finely chopped semisweet chocolate (1/8-inch pieces)

1. In the bowl of an electric beater, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until smooth and light, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vanilla, flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and chocolate bits, and mix until well blended, about 2 minutes. Gather the dough into a ball and flatten slightly.

2. Dust a large piece of parchment paper with flour. Place the dough in the center. With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to an even 1/4 inch thickness. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the rolled-out dough until firm, about 1 hour.

3. Preheat the oven to 350F. Move an oven rack to the middle position. Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.

4. WIth a sharp knife or cookie cutter, cut the cookies to the desired shape, no more than 1-1/2 inches wide. Place 1/2 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. The scraps can be re-rolled and cut.

5. One sheet at a time, bake until the cookies are firm enough at the edges to slide easeily off the parchment, 12 to 15 minutes. The cookies will be soft but will crisp as they cool. Cool on the baking sheets set on wire racks.

I think you could probably just go ahead and eat all these at one sitting, since the recipe only makes 4 dozen cookies. In fact, why not enjoy a nice big espresso with them, since you'll be able to get that caffeine and sugar cardio workout at the same time. You'll need it, since you'll have just eaten an entire quarter pound of butter.