Chocolate Sambuca Crinkle Cookies

Submitted by ciao4293

"These are being posted in response to a recipe request. I have not made them, but they sound really good. Chilling time is included in prep time."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 12mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 30 cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetened)
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup sambuca romana or 1/2 cup anise-flavored liqueur
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

directions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Melt chocolate and butter in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth.
3. Whisk together eggs, walnuts, Sambuca, and granulated sugar in another bowl.
4. Stir in flour mixture and chocolate (dough will be thin).
5. Cover and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Sift confectioners sugar onto a plate.
8. Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls and roll in confectioners sugar to generously coat.
9. Arrange balls 2 inches apart on 2 lightly greased baking sheets and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until puffed and cracked but centers are still a bit soft, 10 to 12 minutes total.
10. Transfer to racks to cool.