Kris Kringle Cookies

1/2 cup veg. oil

4 squares unsweetened chocolate   ........Melt these together over low heat in small pan.

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2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

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1 cup powder sugar

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Mix oil mixture with sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Mix in dry ingredients till thoroughly mixed.

Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours OR overnight.

Drop teaspoons of dough into bowl of powder sugar, roll to coat.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 10-12 minutes @ 350.

Cool slightly, then remove from cookie sheet before completely set. 

Makes 3 dozen.