Chocolate gems
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | chocolate chips |
| 1 | cup | dark brown sugar, packed |
| ⅓ | cup | sunflower oil |
| 2 | eaches | eggs |
| 1½ | teaspoon | vanilla |
| 1 | cup | unbleached white flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | salt |
| ½ | cup | walnuts, chopped |
| 1 | each | powdered sugar |
Directions
Melt chocolate. Combine with sugar and oil. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir in vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to chocolate mixture, stirring until blended. Add nuts. Chill overnight. Drop by teaspoonsful into bowl of powdered sugar, and roll until balls are coated with powdered sugar. Place on oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 10-12 minutes. Cool on rack.
Makes 24 gems