Title: Cracked Chocolate Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings
1 1/2 c Firmly-packed brown sugar
2/3 c Crisco shortening
1 tb Water
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Cocoa
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Miniature semi-sweet
-chocolate chips
1 c Icing sugar
1. Pre-heat oven to 375 F (190 C). Place sheets of foil
on countertop for cooling cookies.
2. Combine brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla in
large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until
well blended. Beat eggs into creamed mixture.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix into
creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in
chocolate chips.
4. Shape dough into 1-1/4-inch (3 cm) balls. Roll in icing
sugar. Place 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto ungreased baking
sheet.
5. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 F (190 C) for 7
to 9 minutes, or until cookies are set. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to
cool completely.
