The Chocolate Crinkle Recipe

Since I had a few requests for this, I give you (drum roll please) The Chocolate Crinkle Recipe! I'm copying this out of the Grothusen Family Cookbook (dad's side of the family) that mom contributed the recipe to yeeeears ago - that way you'll get her comments. THEN I'll post my ammendments/corrections - namely the fact that mom neglected to include the baking instructions. If you Google, you'll find the same recipe online - but here it is from our family to yours! Enjoy!

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

1/4 cup cooking oil
4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
Powdered sugar

Mix together the cooking oil, melted chocolate, vanilla, sugar and eggs - adding one egg at a time. Then add the salt, flour and baking powder and mix. Chill for several hours. Roll into balls then roll the balls in powdered sugar. Bake on a greased cookie sheet. This recipe came from a California neighbor of the Remleys, 20 years ago. The cookies are so good, they've become a holiday tradition in their family.

Jeph's Notes:

• Bake them at 375F for 8-12+ minutes - depending on the size of the cookie and how cold the dough is. I know that time is vague... I was using a little 2 tsp ice cream scoop, and it took 10 minutes for each tray.
• I use parchment paper instead of greasing the sheet these days.
• You can freeze the dough balls after rolling them in powdered sugar - works just fine. Thaw them on the cookie sheet a few minutes before baking.
• So good and tastey and easy, even Sharon could make these!