Crackle Top Snowy Mountain Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/3 cups golden brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Coarsely chop chocolate and set in pot over low temperature. Stir until melted. Set aside to cool.
  3. Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together in a medium sized bowl.
  4. Beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
  5. Beat in the cool, melted chocolate.
  6. Mix in the flour, alternating with the milk.
  7. Shape into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
  8. Scoop by teaspoonful, roll into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball in icing sugar.
  9. Place 2 inches apart on parchment or silpat lined baking sheets. Make sure the cookie dough balls don't roll around when you put the pans in the oven.
  10. Bake until slightly flat and the sugar top splits, about 12-15 minutes.
  11. Cool completely and store in an airtight tin.
  12. By Whitewater Cooks
Recipe by Just a Smidgen at https://justasmidgen.com/2011/11/27/crackle-top-snowy-mountain-cookies/