Chocolate Crackle-Tops

Submitted by dulce_amore

"Yummy little balls of soft chocolate cookie with powdered sugar.... a delicious (yet messy) treat for young and old. (Note: time to chill cookie dough not included in time estimates)"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 38 cookies
• Serves: 38

ingredients

• 7 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar (approx)

directions

1. In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate and butter until smooth, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and continue stirring 2-3 min or until sugar dissolves. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; stir in vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Gradually stir into the chocolate mix in batches, until just blended. Cover dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until the dough is cold and holds its shape.
3. Preheat oven to 325 deg. Grease two or more large baking sheets. Place powdered sugar in a small, deep bowl. Using your hands scoop cold dough into small balls and roll into 1 ½ in balls. Drop each ball into the powdered sugar and roll until heavily coated. Remove with a slotted spoon and tap against the side of the bowl to remove excess sugar. Place on the baking sheets 1 ½ in apart.
4. Bake for 10-15 min or until tops feel slightly firm when touched. Place baking sheet on wire rack for 2-3 min, then remove cookies and cool on rack completely.

Reviews

[OneBusyMomma]

DRY!! I tried making them small, medium, and extra large. I tried baking only 10 minutes and they were dry as a bone. When I was mixing them, I was kind of leary about how stiff they were and how hard it was to stir them.

 

[AWinPA]

Salt was mentioned in the text, but not listed in the ingredient list, so I wasn't sure how much to add. I am not a baker, so I guessed at 1/2 tsp. My daughter thought it was pretty messy to roll them into balls, but she thought they tasted like the donut shop Munchkins. Since I said they were cookies, she renamed them "Munkies." These were the only Christmas cookies we made this year, and they turned out well. Took 15 mins. to bake ours.

 

[Vylette9]

Rolled these in granulated sugar for lack of the powdered kind... they still came out crackly looking and kinda sparkly too. Yummy!