Basic Chocolate Christmas Cookies

TinyArtist

Ingredients

    ½ cup vegetable oil
    4 oz unsweetened chocolate
    2 cups sugar
    4 eggs
    2 tsp vanilla
    ½ tsp kosher salt
    2 cups flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

    Mix oil, chocolate and sugar
    Blend in 1 egg at a time until well mixed; add vanilla
    Stir in salt, flour and baking powder
    Chill several hours or overnight.

To bake

    Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
    Place powdered on a plate.
    Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto powdered sugar, roll them around in it, and shape them into balls.
    Place the balls about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets and bake 10 – 12 minutes.
    Cool cookies on racks before storing them