Bitter Chocolate Cookies

I love to bake cookies, especially around the holidays, but plain sugar cookies get old quick. These chocolate ones are great.

• 3/4 cup softened butter
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 egg
  
• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 1 3/4 cups flour
  

Cream butter and sugar, beat in salt, egg and vanilla. Melt chocolate and blend in.  Stir in flour. Chill dough, then roll on floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness thencut with cookie cutters.  Bake at 425 degrees for 6-8 minutes.