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“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” –Michael Phelps

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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” —Marcel Proust

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1-1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 cup or 1 stick unsalted butter
• 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. red food coloring
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325° and line baking sheets with parchment paper
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt
• In another large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and beat after each addition then add vanilla and red food coloring
• Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
• Roll about 1 tablespoon dough into a ball, then roll ball in powdered sugar. Repeat with remaining dough then reroll in powdered sugar again
• Arrange balls about 1″ apart on prepared baking sheets and bake until cookies have flattened and set in the middle
• Bake 10 -12 minutes
• Let cookies cool on tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to let cool completely

“Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.“–Thomas Carlyle

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“If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table, and a roof over your head, you are richer than you think.”  — unknown

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“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” –Roy T. Bennett

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“Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool.” –Plato

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“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.” –Frank Crane

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