Chocolate Snowflake Cookies Recipes

BABY SHOWER CHOCOLATE SNOWFLAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in the medium bowl. Set aside.
• In the small saucepan, melt butter over low heat and then add the cocoa powder. Blend well.
• Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Transfer this to the large mixing bowl.
• Add the vanilla, the eggs (one at a time, stirring well in between).
• Slowly stir in the flour mixture to the cocoa mixture. Mix well.
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least a 1/2 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400º.
• Roll the chilled dough into 1/2 inch balls and roll in the powdered sugar.*
• Place the cookie balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet, 2 inches apart, and bake for 8 minutes.

SNOWFLAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream the shortening with the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Sift the flour and salt into the creamed mixture and stir in gradually. Chill dough for at least one hour.
• Roll the chilled dough out to 1/8 inch thick and cut into desired shapes. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool before decorating.

CHOCOLATE SNOWFLAKE COOKIES (CHOCOLATE CRINKLES / CRACKLES)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, oil, and melted chocolate in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Add about one-fourth of dry mixture at a time to chocolate mixture, mixing after each addition.
• Cover and let chill at least 2 hours.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and roll in powdered sugar.
• Place cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.