• 1/2 cup oil

• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate (4 oz.)

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 eggs

• 2 tsp vanilla

• 2 cups flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• icing sugar (plain or coloured with food colouring)

 
Directions
1 Melt chocolate; mix with oil and sugar. Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla. Stir flour, baking powder and salt together and add to chocolate mixture. Chill several hours or overnight.
 
2 Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into powdered sugar. Roll in sugar and shape into ball. Place 2" apart on greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 12 - 13 minutes till almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in centre.

Makes 6 - 7 dozen.