Basic Chocolate Christmas Cookies

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

Procedures

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

To bake

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