Chocolate Snow Cap Cookies

2 c Flour

2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1 2/3 c Sugar

1/2 c Butter

2 Eggs

1/2 ts Mint extract

2 Squares bitter chocolate,

-melted 1/3 c Milk

1/2 c 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 in 1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Bake at 350 for 12-15

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.