Saucepan Fudge Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 unsweetened chocolate squares (1 oz.)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stir butter and chocolate until melted adn smooth; cool.
• 2 stir in sugar, eggs vanilla (and nuts) until well blended.
• 3 stir in the rest of the dry ingredients until well blended. cover and chill about 2 hours.
• 4 preheat oven to 300.
• 5 roll in 1 1/2 inch balls, and then roll in confectioner's sugar.
• 6 place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets. bake for 20 minutes or until crackled on top.
• 7 immediately remove to rack to cool.