Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
1/2 cup butter or shortening
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 (1 oz) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups flour, sifted
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
Powdered sugar
Cream together butter or shortening, sugar, and vanilla.
Beat in chocolate.
Sift together flour and baking powder.
Add flour mixture to first mixture, alternating with milk.
Add walnuts.
Chill dough 3 hrs.
Form 1-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar.
Place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 min.
Makes about 48 cookies.