Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a cuddle-up-in-a-blanket kind of cookie. They remind me of winter, and fresh out of the oven, they are hard to put down!
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ⅔ cups sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 oz baking chocolate (unsweetened & melted)
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Cream the shortening, and sugar. Add the vanilla, and eggs, and baking chocolate and mix well
- Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and milk and mix well. Add then nuts.
- Chill throughly, or overnight.
- Form/scoop into 1-inch balls, and roll in powdered sugar, so they are covered.
- Place onto baking sheet, 3 inches apart.
- Bake at 350° F for 11-13 minutes.
Notes
If you do not have baking chocolate, you can substitute cocoa powder. for every 1 oz of baking chocolate, use 3 Tbs of cocoa powder.