Chocolate Crinkles

Another of my all time favorites!  This is on my annual cookie list!

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate melted
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup confectioners sugar

Mix oil and chocolate and 2 cups sugar.  Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla. In another bowl mix dry ingredients and then add to oil mixture. Chill several hours or overnight.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Drop dough by teaspoons  into the confectioners sugar,  roll in the sugar and shape into balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake. Makes 6 dozen cookies. Enjoy!

Snickerdoodles

My favorite baking times of the year is Christmas!  Best to start all my holiday baking with one of my all time favorites.  Hopefully it will become one of yours too!

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cup flour
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix the shortening and the 1 1/2cup sugar and eggs thoroughly. Measure flour blend the flour and cream of tartar and soda and salt together. Shape dough into 1 inch balls Roll in mixture of 2 tbsp sugar and the cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet Bake 8-10 minutes. These cookies puff up at first and then flatten out. Makes 6 dozen cookies.