{"id":1881,"date":"2010-12-20T13:48:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T17:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2010-12-20T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T17:48:11","slug":"recipe-chocolate-crackle-top-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=1881","title":{"rendered":"Family Recipe: Chocolate Crackle Top Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/433461c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1883\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"Chocolate Crackle Top Cookies\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/433461c.jpg?resize=102%2C117\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a>I remember Mom making these cookies as a kid.\u00a0 There are many variations to the Chocolate Crackle Top cookies but below is my Mom&#8217;s recipe.\u00a0 I was hoping to make these during our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2010\/12\/gift-giving-christmas-baking-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christmas Baking<\/a> day to share with our neighbors, I am making them for another Holidays event with with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chocolate Crackle Top Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7 ounces Bittersweet or Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped into small pieces<\/li>\n<li>7 tablespoons Unsalted Butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 Eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract<\/li>\n<li>1 3\/4 cups All-Purpose Flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup Cocoa Powder<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of Salt<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups Confectioners&#8217; Sugar, for coating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Grease a large baking sheets.\u00a0 In a saucepan melt chocolate and butter over low heat until smooth, stirring frequently.\u00a0 Remove from heat and stir in sugar until dissolved.\u00a0 Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.\u00a0 Stir in vanilla.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.\u00a0 Gradually stir into the chocolate mixture in batches to make a soft dough.\u00a0 Cover dough in the plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour, until the dough is firm enough to hold its shape.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Preheat oven to 325\u00b0\u00a0 F.\u00a0 Place the confectioners&#8217; sugar in a bowl.\u00a0 Form the dough into a small balls.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Drop the balls, one at a time into the confectioners&#8217; sugar and roll until well coated.\u00a0 Remove each ball with a slotted spoon and tap the spoon against the bowl to remove extra sugar.\u00a0 Place the balls on the baking sheets about 1 1\/2 apart.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes or until the top of\u00a0 each feels slightly firm when touched.\u00a0 Let set for 2 minutes.\u00a0 Transfer to cooling racks and allow them to cool completely.<\/p>\n<p>Makes about 20 cookies.\u00a0 I am looking forward to making these for the Holidays.\u00a0 Hope the girls enjoy them as much as I did when I was a kid.<\/p>\n<p><em>Picture compliments of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\">Allrecipes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember Mom making these cookies as a kid.\u00a0 There are many variations to the Chocolate Crackle Top cookies but below is my Mom&#8217;s recipe.\u00a0 I was hoping to make these during our Christmas Baking day to share with our neighbors, I am making them for another Holidays event with with family and friends. Chocolate Crackle Top Cookies 7 ounces Bittersweet or Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped into small pieces 7 tablespoons Unsalted Butter 1\/2 cup Sugar 3 Eggs 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 3\/4 cups All-Purpose Flour 1\/4 cup Cocoa Powder Pinch of Salt 1 1\/2 cups Confectioners&#8217; Sugar, for coating 1.\u00a0 Grease a large baking sheets.\u00a0 In a saucepan melt chocolate and butter over low heat until smooth, stirring frequently.\u00a0 Remove from heat and stir in sugar until dissolved.\u00a0 Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.\u00a0 Stir in vanilla. 2.\u00a0 Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.\u00a0 Gradually stir into the chocolate mixture in batches to make a soft dough.\u00a0 Cover dough in the plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour, until the dough is firm enough to hold its shape. 3.\u00a0 Preheat oven to 325\u00b0\u00a0 F.\u00a0 Place the confectioners&#8217; sugar in a bowl.\u00a0 Form the dough into a small balls. 4.\u00a0 Drop the balls, one at a time into the confectioners&#8217; sugar and roll until well coated.\u00a0 Remove each ball with a slotted spoon and tap the spoon against the bowl to remove extra sugar.\u00a0 Place the balls on the baking sheets about 1 1\/2 apart. 5.\u00a0 Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes or until the top of\u00a0 each feels slightly firm when touched.\u00a0 Let set for 2 minutes.\u00a0 Transfer to cooling racks and allow them to cool completely. Makes about 20 cookies.\u00a0 I am looking forward to making these for the Holidays.\u00a0 Hope the girls enjoy them as much as I did when I was a kid. 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