Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder (i used ghirardelli)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus additional for dusting hands

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl (preferably metal) stir together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and blend in butter. stir in egg and vanilla until mixture is blended. note: (some people add ¼ cup mini chocolate chips to make richer, i did not).
• 2 spread dough in a thin layer in bowl and freeze 10 minutes, or until firm.
• 3 preheat oven to 400°f and lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• 4 put 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and dust hands with additional. roll each piece of dough into a ball (small – gumball size) and then in confectioners' sugar in bowl. arrange balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets, bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are just set. cool cookies on racks.