Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Chocolate Crackle Cookies
1 cup butter or hard margarine, softened
1 cup granulated (white) sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 1/2 cups all-purpose (plain) flour

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper. 
In a large bowl, cream the butter and both sugars together well until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
Stir in the baking powder, salt, and cocoa, then the flour.
Scoop dough by tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for about ten minutes. Cookies should be just set, but leave to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes to firm up.
This is an easy cookie recipe I invented while deciding to make classic chocolate chip cookies, then changing my mind as the recipe progressed. They turned out quite well - soft and quite chocolaty. Sort of cake-like and pleasing, and a nice change from the standard choco chip. 

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