Chocolate Roll Out Cookies

Chocolate Roll-Out Cookies
    
Ingredients:

    * 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
    * 1 cup granulated sugar
    * 2 eggs
    * 1 teaspoon vanilla
    * 3 squares (3 oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
    * 3 cups all-purpose flour
    * 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 375°F. In large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Blend in chocolate. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until smooth. Cover and chill until firm, about 1 hour.

Roll dough approximately 1/8 in. thick. Dip cutters in flour, cut and transfer cookies to cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove to rack and cool thoroughly.

Makes 2-2 1/2 dozen cookies.