Basic Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

 * ½ cup vegetable oil
 * 4 oz unsweetened chocolate
 * 2 cups sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * 2 tsp vanilla
 * ½ tsp kosher salt
 * 2 cups flour
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

 * 1) Mix oil, chocolate and sugar
 * 2) Blend in 1 egg at a time until well mixed; add vanilla
 * 3) Stir in salt, flour and baking powder
 * 4) Chill several hours or overnight.

To bake

 * 1) Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Place powdered on a plate.
 * 3) Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto powdered sugar, roll them around in it, and shape them into balls.
 * 4) Place the balls about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets and bake 10 – 12 minutes.
 * 5) Cool cookies on racks before storing them