Wagon Wheel Cookies

This is a cookie recipe that I got from my mother and have never been able to find anywhere else, they are a yummy dark chocolate cookie

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 142 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts if desired. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.