dessert recipes

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies


cookies

4 oz chocolate, unsweetened
1/2 cup oil
2 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cup flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 confectioners' sugar

Melt chocolate and mix with oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture. Chill 2 hours and roll in balls. Roll in confectioner's sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet 2-3 inches apart. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly; remove from pan. Yields 4 dozen. From:Virginia Hospitality, 15th Anniversary edition, 1990.