Chocolate Cracklers

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, soft
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups nuts, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 sift flour, salt and baking powder together and set aside.
• 3 melt the chocolate over hot water. remove from water and cool.
• 4 combine the sugar, butter, and vanilla and beat till light and creamy. beat in the eggs. blend in the melted chocolate.
• 5 add the flour mixture and mix well. stir in nuts if using.
• 6 drop by rounded tablespoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. place whole walnut half on each, if desired.
• 7 bake at 375 f for 10 minutes.