Grammie Beas Chocolate Crackle Cookies Recipes

GRAMMIE BEA'S CHOCOLATE CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Blend Crisco/margarine and sugar.
• Add vanilla, eggs, milk, and cocoa. Beat well, and add nuts.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to first mixture. Beat well.
• Chill for 1 hour.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350, for 8-10 minutes Keep an eye on the cookies at 8 minutes as you don't want them to burn.
• Roll in confectionary sugar when still warm. Let cool.

GRAMMY'S CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar and butter on medium speed until mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture; beat to combine. Form dough into a flattened disk, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll each ball in sanding sugar. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until set, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer to a rack to cool for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies from baking sheet to wire rack. The cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

CHOCOLATE CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring. Set aside, and let cool. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Mix butter and brown sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in eggs and vanilla, and then the melted chocolate. Reduce speed to low; mix in flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Wrap each in plastic; refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• Divide each piece into 16 (1-inch) balls. Roll in granulated sugar to coat, then in confectioners' sugar to coat. Space 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake until surfaces crack, about 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers up to 3 days.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla together in a large bowl until well blended. Stir in melted margarine. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Mix until well blended. Stir in white chocolate chips. Mix until well blended.
• Cover and chill until dough is firm enough to shape into balls, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll balls in remaining 3 tablespoons sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crackled on top and slightly firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

GRAMMIE BEA'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Stir first 4 ingredients together in a heavy cast iron pan. Bring to a boil.
• Boil briskly until mixture forms a soft ball in a glass of cold water (238 degrees F using a candy thermometer).
• Take off stove. Stir in marshmallow, walnuts and vanilla. You can also add a heaping T. of peanut butter too!
• Pour in well greased 9x13" pan, and let cool.
• Cut into 2" squares, and refrigerate if desired.
• Store in airtight container.
• Note: I can tell you from experience, it is best to use the candy thermometer, and DO NOT make on a rainy day, as it will not harden properly! I always make it with the peanut butter.

CHOCOLATE CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl (preferably metal) stir together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and blend in butter. Stir in egg and vanilla until mixture is blended. NOTE: (Some people add ¼ cup mini chocolate chips to make richer, I did not).
• Spread dough in a thin layer in bowl and freeze 10 minutes, or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 400°F and lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• Put 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and dust hands with additional. Roll each piece of dough into a ball (small - gumball size) and then in confectioners' sugar in bowl. Arrange balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets, bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are just set. Cool cookies on racks.

GRAMMY'S CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, 2 cups sugar, and eggs on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla, and mix to combine. Gradually add dry ingredients, and combine with mixer on low speed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and chill until dough is firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with Silpat baking mats. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Dip top of each ball into sugar. Place on prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until set, about 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

GRAMMY SHARON'S CHOCOLATE NO-BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add sugar, milk, and cocoa powder. Bring mixture to a boil, about 5 minutes; stir in peanut butter until melted, about 5 minutes. Return mixture to a boil and turn heat to low; simmer, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanilla extract.
• Fold oats into mixture until thoroughly mixed. Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto a sheet of waxed paper; cool to room temperature.