Chocolate Crackles

4 squares (1 oz. each) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Clabber Girl Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup (approximate) powdered sugar
 
In a large bowl, beat chocolate, oil, and 2 cups sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, Clabber Girl Baking Powder and salt; beat into sugar mixture. Stir in walnuts. Chill for 1 to 2 hours or until the dough is easy to handle. Drop by teaspoonfuls into powdered sugar; roll to coat. Place on greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on rack.

Makes 4 dozen cookies