| 1 | Combine flour and cocoa and set aside. |
| 2 | Melt together chocolates and butter in medium bowl set over simmering water. |
| 3 | Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. |
| 4 | Add salt and sugar, stirring until sugar is almost completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. |
| 5 | Remove bowl from heat. |
| 6 | Beat in eggs one at a time, then fold in flour mixture until well combined. |
| 7 | Let dough cool slightly in bowl; it will be very soft. |
| 8 | Divide into quarters and spoon onto plastic wrap. |
| 9 | Flatten each piece of dough with a wooden spoon, wrap well, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. |
| 10 | When dough is firm, cut each piece in half. |
| 11 | Cover a work surface with plastic wrap. |
| 12 | Place piece of dough on the plastic and cover with another sheet; roll out to a thickness of 1/8 inch. |
| 13 | Keeping dough in plastic, transfer to a baking sheet; place in freezer. |
| 14 | Repeat process until all dough is and rolled out. |
| 15 | Stack sheets of dough in freezer and chill until very firm, about 30 minutes, |
| 16 | Heat oven to 350". |
| 17 | Line 1 baking sheet with parchment paper. |
| 18 | Remove sheets of dough from freezer one at a time. |
| 19 | Place on a parchment-lined work surface and peel off plastic wrap. |
| 20 | Using a 2 ? inch round cookie cutter, cut out dough and transfer circles to baking sheets. |
| 21 | Work quickly to prevent the dough from becoming too soft. |
| 22 | Bake until cookies are firm to the touch, 14 to 16 minutes, turning baking sheet halfway through baking. |
| 23 | Remove from oven and let cookies cool slightly on pan. |
| 24 | Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. |
| 25 | While cookies are baking, transfer ice cream (working with one flavor at a time) to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. |
| 26 | Place ice cream in refrigerator to soften slightly, about 15 minutes. |
| 27 | Beat ice cream on medium-high speed until soft enough to spread, about 2 minutes, or beat with a wooden spoon. |
| 28 | Set bowl in a second bowl filled with ice. |
| 29 | Spoon some softened ice cream onto a cookie and top with another cookie. |
| 30 | Place sandwich in freezer and continue process. |
| 31 | After the ice cream has hardened, wrap sandwiches tightly in plastic wrap. |
| 32 | Chill overnight in freezer. |
| 33 | martha stewart living/august/94 scanned & fixed by di pahl |
