Brownie Cookies

These are absolutely fab.  They rival Potbelly's brownie cookie when you add the chips.  Be sure to underbake slightly like you would a brownie.

Melt together:
½ cup shortening
4 oz. Unsweetened chocolate
¾ cup. Cocoa
4 Tbls. Butter

Add:
2 cup sugar
2 tsp. Vanilla
4 eggs (one at a time room temp.)

Sift together:
2 Tbls. Baking powder
2 cups flour
1/8 tsp. Salt

Add:
1 pkg. semisweet choc. chips or half bittersweet half semisweet (chips are optional)

Combine all ingredients. Add ½ cup chopped nuts. Chill for 1 hour and roll into balls and then in powdered sugar.  (only roll in the powdered sugar if you want a Christmas type cookie - otherwise just use the second from the smallest cookie scoop and put on parchment and bake)   Bake at 350 degrees for about 7 minutes. Don’t overbake. These will turn out all krinkley looking if you roll in the powdered sugar.