Cookbook:Chocolate Crinkles

These chocolate crinkles are easy to make, but do require chilling the dough for several hours before forming into cookies and baking. They have a strong chocolate taste and a dramatic black and white appearance. One recipe makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies.

Ingredients

 * ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
 * 4 squares (4 oz / 115 g) unsweetened chocolate, melted
 * 2 cups (480 ml) white granulated sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
 * 2 cups (480 ml) all purpose flour
 * 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
 * ½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt
 * 1 cup (240 ml) confectioners' sugar

Procedure

 * 1) Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar.
 * 2) Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla.
 * 3) Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into chocolate mixture.
 * 4) Chill several hours or overnight.
 * 5) Heat oven to 350&deg;F (175°C).
 * 6) Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into confectioners' sugar.
 * 7) Roll in sugar; shape into balls.
 * 8) Place about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on greased baking sheet.
 * 9) Bake 10 to 12 minutes.