Ingredients
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
⅔ cup cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup walnuts, chopped, optional
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
Preparation
In a small mixing bowl combine flour and baking powder.
Beat oil, sugar, and cocoa together in a large mixing bowl.
Add cocoa powder and whisk until combined. Then add the eggs, one egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla and whisk.
Mix in the flour mixture and fold in nuts if desired.
Chill the dough overnight.
Roll dough into walnut-size balls and roll each ball in confectioners’ sugar.
Grease a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper. Then preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake cookies for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve!
