Chocolate Drop Nonpareils

These little baked treats contain a dough with flour, brown sugar & melted chocolate, shaped into small balls and topped with a nonpareil candy.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 lb melted butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 squares bitter (or unsweetened) chocolate, melted
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 lb nonpareils (candy)

Directions:

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix together brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, flour mixture, chocolate and vanilla. Chill until easy to handle (several hours or overnight.) Make a small round ball about the size of a marble. Put a nonpareil candy on top and push down gently. The cookie dough should just show a little because it will spread out while cooking, and they look better when small. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

Number of Servings: 60