Name: Wagon Wheel Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Shortening - ½ cup; White sugar - 2 cups; Eggs - 4; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 cup; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Chopped walnuts (Optional) - 1 cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients for - Wagon Wheel Cookies

1. Shortening ½ cup

2. White sugar 2 cups

3. Eggs 4

4. All-purpose flour 2 cups

5. Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup

6. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

7. Salt 1 teaspoon

8. Chopped walnuts (Optional) 1 cup

9. Confectioners' sugar 1 cup

10. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Wagon Wheel Cookies

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.