Prepare all the ingredients.

Preheat oven to 400º Fahrenheit

Break the chocolate into smaller pieces (if necessary). Cut the butter into pieces. Melt everything on very low heat on the stovetop (double boiler preferred) or in your microwave. If using microwave heat in 10-second increments before checking and stirring until melted.

Beat the eggs with the sugar, salt, and vanilla on high with a handheld mixer (or whisk) until combined. Add the melted chocolate-butter mix, combine thoroughly.

Mix flour and baking powder thoroughly. Stir into the liquid mixture until combined. Do not overmix. Form the dough into approximately 6 large golf-ball shaped cookies. Do not flatten.

Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the cookie dough balls at a distance from each other of at least 1 inch apart. 

Place baking sheet in oven, close the door, immediately lower heat of oven to 375º Fahrenheit.

Bake for about 12 minutes. Watch cookies carefully, you do not want to overcook them.

Transfer to wire rack until cool enough to serve.