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Published Jun 19th
Prep 20m Cook 15m Additional 3h Ready In 3h 35m
Servings 4 dozen Calories 104.2
Delicious chocolate cookies with a crackled coating of confectioners’ sugar.
Recipe Ingredients
- 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
Cooking Directions
- 1 Melt the chocolate and shortening in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and mix in sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the chocolate mixture and nuts. Chill dough in the refrigerator 3 hours or overnight.
- 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- 3 Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Roll dough balls in confectioners' sugar to coat. Arrange 3 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- 4 Bake 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. The cookies will look soft when removed from the oven. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 104.2
- Carbohydrate 15.2 g
- Cholesterol 15.5 mg
- Fat 4.6 g
- Fiber 0.6 g
- Protein 1.6 g
- Saturated Fat 1.5 g
- Sodium 32.9 mg
- Sugar 10.4 g