{"id":39694,"date":"2022-12-16T07:44:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=39694"},"modified":"2022-12-16T07:44:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:44:03","slug":"chocolate-crackles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/12\/16\/chocolate-crackles\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Crackles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/12\/16\/chocolate-crackles\/chocolatecookies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ChocolateCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChocolateCookies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ChocolateCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ChocolateCookies.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ChocolateCookies.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ChocolateCookies.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A chocolate cookie for the holiday cookie tray. This cookie has melted chocolate, cocoa powder and is rolled in granulated <em>and<\/em> confectioners&#8217; sugar before going into the oven! These rich cookies are a chocolate lover&#8217;s dream! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/3 cups of mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup whole milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup confectioners&#8217; sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring frequently. Set bowl aside too cool.<\/li>\n<li>Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. In a large bowl, beat the butter and light brown sugar until light, then add the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the cooled chocolate.<\/li>\n<li>With the mixer on low speed, add half of the flour mixture and half the milk, and repeat with the rest.<\/li>\n<li>Divide dough in 4 pieces, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours until firm.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough into 1&#8243; balls, coat in granulated sugar, and then roll in confectioners&#8217; sugar &#8211; placing them 2&#8243; apart on the sheet. Bake for 14 minutes, let cook on a wire rack. Can be stored in an airtight container between parchment or wax paper for three days. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chocolate cookie for the holiday cookie tray. This cookie has melted chocolate, cocoa powder and is rolled in granulated and confectioners&#8217; sugar before going into the oven! These rich cookies are a chocolate lover&#8217;s dream!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[176,1238],"tags":[97,1179,2931,1071,240],"class_list":["post-39694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-chocolate","tag-christmas-cookies","tag-cookies","tag-holiday-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-ake","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46632,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/12\/08\/white-chocolate-cranberry-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":39694,"position":0},"title":"White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"December 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that time of year when I start stockpiling cookie dough in my freezer to bake in the upcoming weeks. 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