Ingredients
4 oz chocolate, unsweetened
1/2 cup oil
2 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 confectioners' sugar
Directions
Melt chocolate and mix with oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time,
and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture.
Chill 2 hours and roll in balls.
Roll in confectioner's sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet 2-3
inches apart. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly; remove
from pan. Yields 4 dozen.
From:Virginia Hospitality, 15th Anniversary edition, 1990.
Servings: 48 servings
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