Chocolate Crackle Cookies

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Chocolate Crackle Cookie is decadent, melt in your mouth goodness. Fudge brownie like center, made with two kinds of chocolate; semisweet chocolate chips melted and cocoa powder. Combined with butter, light brown sugar, flour, eggs and whole milk. Each cookie is finished off with a roll in powdered sugar and granulated sugar for the perfect crackle top.

a stack of four chocolate cookies next to a glass of milk

This is one of my favorite cookies of all time, a combination of a decadent brownie and a classic cookie. Chocolate Crackle Cookies are made with melted semisweet chocolate, combined with unsalted butter, light brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Double the chocolate makes for a more amazing cookie and this recipe has both semisweet chocolate and cocoa powder. The dry ingredients are mixed into the chocolate mixture and then finished off with whole milk. There is nothing not to love about all this chocolate goodness!

If you are a fan of Mudslide Cookies or Black and White Fudge Brownies, you probably can't get enough of all things chocolate, so these cookies will become your new favorite!

INGREDIENTS

Chocolate chips- Semi-sweet chocolate chips work best since they are rich with the perfect amount of sweetness.
Flour- All-purpose flour is all you need for these cookies.
Cocoa Powder- This gives the cookies that extra chocolate kick they need.
Baking Powder- Baking powder is the only leavening agent you need to ensure the cookies rise perfectly.
Butter- Softened unsalted butter will give these cookies the right amount of moisture and softness.
Brown Sugar- Light brown sugar will sweeten the cookies, and the molasses in the brown sugar will add a deeper flavor than granulated sugar would.
Eggs- You'll need 2 eggs for this recipe.
Milk- Whole milk is best for these cookies because its creaminess and fat content will keep the cookies moist.

a stack of chocolate cookies with a hand reaching in to grab one

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (these are my go-to pre cut parchment liners)
Melt the chocolate chips in a glass bowl over a saucepan of boiling water
In a medium bowl sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together and set aside
In a mixing bowl using the paddle attachment, cream butter and brown sugar together until smooth
Add in eggs, vanilla and melted chocolate to the butter mixture and combine
Alternate adding the flour and milk to the butter mixture and mix until smooth and all the ingredients are combined
Chill the cookie dough for 1 hour before moving to the next step
Scoop dough and roll in granulated sugar and then powdered sugar
Bake for 12 minutes, until the tops are crackled and set but still soft
Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool
Enjoy!

a cooling rack with chocolate crackle cookies lined up to cool off

TIPS AND FAQS FOR THE BEST CRACKLE COOKIES

Make sure your baking powder is fresh so that the dough will expand and the cookies will be crackled
All of the ingredients should be room temperature so that everything will combine easily
The cookies will be done when the tops are set but still look slightly undercooked; they will finish baking while the baking sheet is still hot.

Can I use a different kind of chocolate, like milk chocolate?

I guess you could, but I really recommend semi-sweet chocolate for this recipe. Semi-sweet chocolate gives the cookies the perfect flavor: sweet but rich.

Do I really have to wait for the dough to chill?

Chilling the dough is necessary if you don't want your cookies to be super flat. Waiting for the dough to cool and harden a bit makes it much easier to roll into balls and the cookies will have the right consistency when they bake.