Crinkles

Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

The dough for these traditional chocolate cookies coated with confectioners' sugar needs to be refrigerated overnight.

Ingredients

4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Directions

1 Melt chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat and add cooking oil and granulated sugar.
2 Add one egg at a time, mixing well.
3 Add vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt; mixing well after each additional ingredient.
4 Chill for several hours or overnight.
5 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
6 Roll dough into balls about 1/2 inch in diameter. Roll balls in powdered sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.