Chocolate

Chocolate Crinkles

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. vegetable oil
12 oz. semi sweet chocolate bits
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
4 lg. eggs, (room temperature)
2 c. all purpose flour
2 c. white sugar
3/4 c. confectioners' sugar

Melt unsweetened chocolate in double boiler, stirring until smooth. Remove and cool. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl stir together oil, cooled chocolate and sugar. Stir in the eggs one at a time, add vanilla and mix until combined. Do the same with the flour mixture. Add the chocolate chips. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. preheat oven to 350 degrees and position racks evenly in the oven. Lightly butter or PAM two baking sheets. Roll the chilled dough to form a 1 inch ball. Drop into sifted confectioners' sugar and roll until completed coated. Place balls on the cookie sheets at least 1 1/4 inch apart. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until the top of a cookie is crinkled and feels barely set when touched with a finger. Halfway through baking switch baking sheets so that cookies are evenly browned. Do not over bake. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Chopped nuts can be substituted for the chocolate bits. Makes alot!


Chocolate Crinkles Puffs

3/4 c. butter
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. milk

Cream together butter and sugar. Add flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda then mix well. Beat in chocolate, egg, vanilla and milk. Roll into small balls, and roll in granulated sugar. Put on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until top is crinkled.

Chocolate Crinkles Cookies

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. oil
6 tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1/4 c. milk
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
Powdered sugar

Combine sugar, oil, cocoa and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in milk; add flour and baking powder. Chill dough 2 hours. Using 1 teaspoonful for each ball, roll in powdered sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. While warm, roll again in powdered sugar. Makes four dozen.