Chocolate Crinkles

Ingredients

• 1/2 C shortening
• 1 2/3 C sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1oz squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 C flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 C milk
• Chopped nuts (optional)
• Sifted Powdered Sugar

Directions

• Thouroughly cream shortening, sugar, and vanilla.
• Beat in the eggs, then chocolate.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Blend into sugar mixture aternately with milk.
• Add nuts.
• Chill 3 hours.
• Form 1" balls, roll in powdered sugar.
• Bake in 350° oven 10 - 12 minutes.