Chocolate Crackled Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 stick crisco® all-vegetable shortening or 1 cup crisco® baking sticks butter flavor all-vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups pillsbury best® all purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat brown sugar, shortening and vanilla in large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. add eggs; beat until fluffy.
• 2 stir together flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. gradually add to shortening mixture, beating at medium speed just until blended. stir in chocolate chips. cover and chill 3 hours.
• 3 heat oven to 375ºf. shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. roll in granulated sugar, then in powdered sugar to coat completely. place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• 4 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are set. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. remove to wire rack to cool completely.