Chocolate Cracked Top Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup icing sugar (for rolling cookies)

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. set aside.
• 2 in medium bowl, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 4 using a wooden spoon, gradually stir in flour mixture and chocolate chips to form soft dough.
• 5 if mixture seems too dry, add a few drops of water.
• 6 form dough into two balls and flatten into disks; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for two hours or overnight.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 8 line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• 9 using 1 tablespoon of chocolate dough, shape into 1 inch balls; flatten the top just slightly.
• 10 roll each in the icing sugar until fully coated.
• 11 if any dark brown dough is visible, roll again in the icing sugar.
• 12 bake the cookies until the sugar coating splits, about 12 to 15 minutes, rotating halfway through.
• 13 cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.
• 14 store in an airtight container up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 weeks.
• 15 makes about 45 cookies.