Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup powdered baking cocoa, plus
• 2 tablespoons powdered baking cocoa (hersheys brand)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix margarine and sugar in a large bowl.
• 2 add oil and vanilla, mix.
• 3 add eggs and mix.
• 4 add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, mixing all together.
• 5 let chill for a couple hours or overnight.
• 6 scoop dough into tablespoon balls using a scoop.
• 7 roll in powdered sugar.
• 8 place on greased pan.
• 9 bake at 350° for 11-12 minutes.
• 10 let cool on rack.
• 11 notes:.
• 12 you can make the cookies without letting the dough cool, it's just a bit sticky to work with.
• 13 i use a #40 cookie scoop which is about the size of a tablespoon.
• 14 i spray my pans for the first batch, but don't do it after that.
• 15 no need to flatten down the cookie, it will spread as it bakes.
• 16 if using a convection oven, set your temperature at 335° and bake for 10-12 minutes.