Double Chocolate Crinkles
Ingredients
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips (6 ounce package)
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 cup walnuts
Directions
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees, grease baking sheets.
Melt chocolate and shortening together in top of a double boiler, over hot but not boiling water.
Stir in sugar. Place mixture in a medium bowl; cool.
Beat until blended. Add vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
In another medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. S
Stir flour mixture into chocolate mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Refrigerate dough several hours or overnight.
Lightly grease baking sheets.
Break off small pieces of chilled dough and form into 1 inch balls.
Place powdered sugar in shallow bowl.
Roll cookies in sugar, covering completely.
Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake 10 minutes.
Cookies will be very soft, but will become firm as they cool.
Immediately place on racks to cool.
May be frozen.
