Chocolate Crinkles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
4 (4 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp. instant coffee (optional)
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
4 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. confectioners sugar

Preparation

Melt butter and chocolate with the coffee.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Beat chocolate mixture and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla.
On low speed beat in dry ingredients.
Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours. Grease cookie sheets.
Roll teaspoonful of cookie dough into the confectioners sugar after forming ball with cookie dough.
Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350\u00b0 or until tops are just set.
(Do not overbake.)
Cool on sheets for 1 minute, then transfer to racks until completely cooled.
Makes approximately 5 dozen.