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    Home » Recipes » Cookies

    Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    Published: Dec 13, 2016 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Christmas Chocolate Crackle Cookies
    Christmas Chocolate Crackle Cookies
    Christmas Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    We always make these Chocolate Crackle Cookies for the holidays!  They are a wonderful, traditional Christmas cookie favorite for many families.  If you haven't ever tried these, you need to add this to your holiday cookie list.  (Like yesterday, really.  You'll understand after you have a bite or two.)

    Cookie Info!

    While these chocolate cookies bake in the oven, they puff up and the powdered sugar tops crackle up, forming a candy sugar shell around these traditional Christmas brownie cookies. Some of our favorite Christmas cookies made from scratch!

    Crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, they're satisfying, but not extremely, overbearing chocolatey.  I did use Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Baking Powder, because I like more chocolate flavor. 🙂  (But that's just me, being obsessed with dark chocolate!)

    You can use your own favorite unsweetened baking chocolate powder. You can also flavor them with some peppermint extract if you love chocolate and mint together, which is very Christmas-y!

    How to keep most of that powdered sugar on your cookies when they bake  

    Sprinkle and roll the cookie balls in the powdered sugar very generously and place on a cookie sheet, then repeat very generously sprinkling and rolling your cookie balls again.  Place them on a cookie sheet to bake and soon you'll get that *crackle*!

    You get beautiful crackles or crinkles (as some call it) on the top and the powdered sugar bakes into the chocolate fudge cookies.  That's how the magic is done! Chocolate Crackle Cookies no wonder we love you!!

    Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    I found this recipe on Williams Sonoma, made it and definitely recommend it.  I especially liked it because I didn't have to chill the dough.  Usually, this type of cookie recipe has a chill time of an hour or so.

    Hey!!! Can you ever have enough chocolate cookies? 🙂 

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    Christmas Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    Kim Lange
    While these chocolate cookies bake in the oven, they puff up and the powdered sugar tops crackle up, forming a candy sugar shell around these traditional Christmas brownie cookies. Some of our favorite Christmas cookies made from scratch!
    4.10 from 11 votes
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    Prep Time 25 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24 Cookies
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
    • 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick, room temperature
    • 1 ¼ cups sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon peppermint or mint extract

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease 2 baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray or use parchment paper.
    • Put the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and set aside.
    • In another bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
    • In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes.
    • Add 1 egg and beat on medium speed until blended. Add the other egg and vanilla and beat until blended.
    • Add in the flour mixture gradually and beat on low speed just until combined. 
    • Roll the dough into balls (1 tablespoon), then sprinkle and roll the balls in the confectioners' sugar until covered and place them all on one baking sheet.
    • Roll the balls in the confectioners' sugar until covered a second time to give them an extra coat.
    • Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
    • Bake the cookies until they are crackled and puffed, 10 to 12 minutes.
    • Remove the baking sheet from the oven and set it on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
    • Using a metal spatula, move the cookies onto the rack and let cool completely.
    • Repeat with the rest of the cookies. Makes about 24 cookies.

    Notes

    Chill dough for 15-20 minutes if dough is too sticky for rolling into balls.
    Keyword chocolate, christmas, christmas cookies, fudgy cookies
    Tried This Recipe?Let us know how it was by commenting below!

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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. BRL says

      December 19, 2021 at 9:24 pm

      I liked these, but I thought they were a little dry. Wished they would have flattened out just a little more.

    2. ChocolaTess says

      December 17, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Nicole, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract. I would be careful adding peppermint because it can ruin a cookie dough fast, if you add too much. They will be delicious! 🙂

    3. Nicole says

      December 17, 2017 at 6:23 pm

      Great recipe; love these cookies! Have you tried these with peppermint extract? How much did you add?

      Thanks!

    4. ChocolaTess says

      December 09, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      If the dough is too warm, yes chill it 15 - 20 minutes. 🙂

    5. Anonymous says

      December 09, 2017 at 8:50 pm

      My dough seems to be too soft to round into a ball and just gets all over my hands. Do I need to chill this??

    6. ChocolaTess says

      December 15, 2016 at 10:13 am

      Awesome! They are so yummy! Hope you enjoy!! Merry Christmas!!!

    7. ChocolaTess says

      December 15, 2016 at 10:13 am

      I ate most of these myself, even though I made them specifically for my husband Kelly! hahaha 🙂 So addicting! xoxo

    8. 2pots2cook says

      December 15, 2016 at 4:05 am

      OK. Since I am always opened for a good advice, I have added your cookies to my holidays' list 🙂 Thank you and have a pleasant day !

    9. Kelly Lynn's Sweets and Treats says

      December 14, 2016 at 11:19 pm

      I love chocolate crinkle cookies!! My husband never got to try any from the last batch I made, so this gives me the perfect excuse to make these! Mmmm...chocolate. Yum! Xoxo

    10. ChocolaTess says

      December 14, 2016 at 8:47 pm

      Good stuff! 🙂

    11. Joanne says

      December 14, 2016 at 7:02 pm

      I use Hershey's Special Dark, too. It brings out a deeper chocolate flavor.

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