Cracked Chocolate Chipper Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2/3 cup shortening (crisco plain is good)
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups miniature chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a cookie sheet.
• 3 in a bowl, cream together the shortening, water and brown sugar; add eggs and vanilla, beat until well combined.
• 4 in another bowl, sift together flour, baking cocoa, salt and baking soda.
• 5 add the dry mixture to the creamed.
• 6 beat at low speed or with a wooden spoon, until thoroughly combined.
• 7 add in chocolate chips.
• 8 refrigerate for 1 hour (to let the dough harden).
• 9 remove from fridge; shape into 1-1/2-inch balls.
• 10 roll balls into icing sugar until very well coated (roll twice, if needed).
• 11 space ball 1-1/2- 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet, to allow for spreading.
• 12 bake for 7-9 minutes (longer for a more crispier cookie, shorter time for a softer cookie).
• 13 keep an eye on these, as they bake very quickly.
• 14 cool; remove to wire rack.