My Aunt Mattie, is hands down, the best baker I know! She treats us to the most wonderful cookies and pies when our family is blessed enough to all be together. These cookies are great for any gathering. And should you make them and take them somewhere, you just might walk away with a “best baker award” yourself!
4 squares unsweetened chocolate or 12 T. cocoa
1/2 cup Wesson oil
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup powdered sugar
Melt oil and unsweetened chocolate, if using, in a saucepan. Pour over the sugar in a mixing bowl and stir together. (If using the cocoa, skip the saucepan step and just mix it with the oil and sugar in your bowl.)
Mix in the eggs and then the remaining ingredients. Chill dough overnight.
Scoop out by tablespoons and roll in powdered sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Careful not to over bake!
Makes 6 dozen