Chocolate Crackles

Ingredients

• 3 squares chocolate, unsweetened
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and remove it from the heat. Add the oil and sugar and blend together well. Add 1 egg, at a time, and beat well after each egg and add the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and nuts and add to the chocolate. Chill the dough for several hours or overnight. Shape into balls and roll in the powdered sugar. Bake on a greased sheet at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA