Crackle Cookies

Name: Crackle Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Confectioners' sugar

16 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

about 1-1/2 dozen

Updated: Dec. 19, 2022

Because these cookies crack on top, my granddaughter thinks I make a mistake when I bake them—until she takes a bite! They’re very close to my Mama’s wonderful chocolate cookie recipe. —Ruth Cain, Hartselle, Alabama

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Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a bowl, beat sugar, oil, chocolate and vanilla until blended. Beat in egg. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to handle.
Preheat oven to 350°. With sugared hands, shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 60 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 32mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Crackle Cookies

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