1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup oil
½ cup cocoa
3 eggs
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
powdered sugar
48 Special dark kisses
Combine sugar and oil in large bowl, add cocoa, beating until well incorporated. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to wet mixture, beating well. Cover and refrigerate until dough is firm, about 6 hours.
Heat oven to 350°. Grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. Roll dough into 1" balls, roll in powdered sugar, and place about 2" apart on sheet. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until tops are cracking. Immediately press kiss into center of each cookie. Cool slightly the. Transfer to wire cooling rack. Cool completely.