Shadow Cookie

This is a very soft, delicious cookie.

1/2 cup shortening
4 squares unsweetened chocolate (4 oz of chocolate)
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup nuts of your choice
small bowl of confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar) for rolling dough in

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt shortening and chocolate in a pan over low heat. Add sugar and vanilla to melted choc mixture. Beat in eggs. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts. Chill for a couple of hours or longer. Roll dough into balls and coat with confectioner's sugar.
Bake for 10-15 minutes.

*you can make about 80 cookies if the balls are smaller than size of walnut