Grandmothers' Chocolate Cream Pie

This is definitely for chocolate lovers as it is very rich and wonderful!

Mix together til smooth in saucepan:
1 cup sugar
3 TBLSP corn starch
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBLSP cocoa

Add:
3 cups milk, part canned (I use one can of canned milk, then the rest regular milk)
6 oz pkg choc chips (1 cup)
Cook and stir over medium heat til thick and almost boiling. This can take up to 20 minutes.

Add:
3 egg yolks Mix the eggs yolks in a bowl. Add a few spoonfuls of hot pudding to egg yolks and mix together before adding it all back into the saucepan of pudding.
Cook 3-4 minutes.

Remove from heat and add:
1 TBSLP butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Cook and keep in refrigerator in carton til ready to use. Pour into baked pie shell and serve with whipped cream on top.

Chocolate Crinkles

These are good cookies to take to a party--they are pretty and not hard to make. You can substitute cocoa for the chocolate (12 Tablespoons cocoa and 4 Tablespoons butter).

2 cups granulated sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
4 eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup powdered sugar

Mix granulated sugar, oil, vanilla and chocolate. Mix in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. Heat over to 350. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls into powdered sugar: roll around to coat. Shape into balls. Place about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Makes about 6 dozen.