Chocolate Snowballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 melt the chocolate and shortening together over hot water, cool.
• 2 beat in the sugar until well blended. add the vanilla.
• 3 beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
• 4 sift together the flour, salt and baking powder, and stir into the chocolate mixture.
• 5 stir in the chocolate chips.
• 6 cover the bowl and chill for several hours or overnight.
• 7 divide the mixture in the bowl into halves, then each half into three equal pieces. each piece makes one dozen cookies. roll one piece into a log and cut log in half, then each half in half. cut each small piece into thirds and you will have 6 dozen equal sized cookies.
• 8 roll each piece into a ball.
• 9 i always mix these up in november and freeze them raw. just set the balls on a wax-paper lined cookie sheet and set them in the freezer until they are hard. now put the frozen cookies into a zip lock bag or rigid storage container.
• 10 now the fun part. if the balls are frozen roll each ball between your palms for a few seconds. roll each ball in sifted powder sugar to coat thoroughly. place the balls 2 inches apart on baking paper or lightly greased foil.
• 11 bake at 375°f for 10 minutes. check after 8 minutes, ovens vary quite a bit. the cookies will be very soft, but will become firm as they cool.