->Chocolate Snow Cap <-

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 2/3 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

1/2 tsp. mint extract

2 squares bitter chocolate, melted

1/3 cup milk

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Sift first three dry ingredients; cream butter, sugar, eggs and extract. Add chocolate. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.

Divide dough in half. Cover tightly and chill for 2 hours. Shape

1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Bake at

350 for minutes on greased cookie sheet.

These "crackle" during baking, so that the appearance is that of

a "cracked" surface with powdered sugar on the higher parts of the

surface.