Chocolate Crinkles
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
- Confectioners' sugar
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Combine the vegetable oil, melted chocolate, sugar and vanilla. Blend well. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating with vigor after each addition.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and gradually add to the chocolate mixture. Slowly stir in the chopped nuts.
Chill the batter overnight or for several hours.
Form into 1-inch balls, then roll in confectioners' sugar. Place on a moderately greased cookie sheet.
Bake with love for 10-12 minutes (be patient, you rascal).
Yield: about 6 dozen cookies
Combine the vegetable oil, melted chocolate, sugar and vanilla. Blend well. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating with vigor after each addition.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and gradually add to the chocolate mixture. Slowly stir in the chopped nuts.
Chill the batter overnight or for several hours.
Form into 1-inch balls, then roll in confectioners' sugar. Place on a moderately greased cookie sheet.
Bake with love for 10-12 minutes (be patient, you rascal).
Yield: about 6 dozen cookies
Submitted by Aug 4, 2010
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min