Chocolate Wrinkles

Here is my take on the classic crackle-topped cookie. Wrinkles are better on cookies than faces! I always like the addition of cinnamon with chocolate. You could also include some grated orange zest with orange extract to elevate your Christmas cookie offerings to a new height. It is also a slightly less-expensive cookie to make as it used vegetable oil instead of butter.

Chocolate Wrinkles

½ cup vegetable oil
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine oil, chocolate, and sugar; add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into oil/sugar mixture. Add finely chopped nuts. Chill overnight.

Form dough into walnut-sized balls, roll in powdered sugar, and place about two inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake for about ten minutes. Makes about six dozen cookies.