Chocolate Crinkles

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar (for rolling cookies)

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, sugar, vanilla.
• 2 beat in eggs, then chocolate.
• 3 in another bowl sift 2 cup flour, baking powder, salt:mix well.
• 4 add this alternately with milk to shortening mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• 5 chill for 2 hours.
• 6 form into one-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar.
• 7 place on greased cookie sheet 2-3 inches apart.
• 8 bake at 350°f for approx 10 minutes for soft cookies, 13 for more firm/hard.
• 9 cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet, then cool on wire racks.