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Chocolate Crinkles

½ cup shortening                2 cups flour
1 2/3 cups white sugar          2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla                  ½ tsp. salt
2 eggs                          1/3 cup milk
2 1-ounce squares unsweetened   ½ cup chopped walnuts
  chocolate, melted             Powdered sugar

Thoroughly cream shortening, sugar and vanilla.  Beat in eggs,
then chocolate.

Sift together dry ingredients; blend in alternately with milk.
Add nuts.  Chill 3 hours.  Form in 1-inch balls.  roll in
powdered sugar.

Place on greased cookie sheet 2 to 3 inches apart.  Bake in
moderate oven (350*) about 15 minutes.  Cool slightly; remove
from pan.

Makes 4 dozen.

Honey Peanut Butter Cookies

1 c. peanut butter              2 eggs, well beaten
1 c. butter                     3½ c. flour
1 c. honey                      ½ tsp. salt
1 c. sugar                      1 tsp. baking soda

With electric mixer on low speed, blend peanut butter and butter
together.  Add sugar and honey and beat until creamy.  Add eggs
slowly.  Sift flour, baking soda, and salt.  Mix well.  Drop
from teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet and bake at 350*
for about 12 minutes until golden brown and firm.

(Makes a large batch.  Can be doubled for a mess!)