Snowy Chocolate Chewies

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour

• 2/3 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

• 2 Grade A Large Eggs

• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

• 1 cups Vegetable Shortening

• 1 1/4 cups Light Brown Sugar

• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda

• 1/2 tsp Iodized Salt

• 6 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

• 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

DIRECTIONS

• In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

• In a large bowl, beat together brown sugar, shortening and vanilla until creamy and smooth. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.

• Add the dry ingredients to this mixture in 3 portions. With each addition, beat on medium speed just until ingredients are blended.

• Gently stir in chocolate chips. Cover and chill for 3 hours. (That's plenty of time to make another batch of cookies!)

• Heat oven to 375?F.

• Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in granulated sugar, then in powdered sugar to coat completely. Place cookies 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheet.

• Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are firm but not overdone. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.