Wednesday, October 5, 2011

CHOCOLATE CRACK-UPS

  • 4-oz un-sweetened chocolate, cut into small pieces
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
    Melt the chocolate and set aside

    Combine the sugar & oil in mixer, with the paddle attachment and beat mixture until white in colour

    Add the chocolate and stir until smooth & silky

    Add the eggs, one at a time & the vanilla

    Add the flour, baking powder & the salt. blend mixture until smooth, scrap sides with a rubber spatula.

    Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour

    Preheat oven to 350º
    Line sheet pans with parchment paper

    Place the powdered sugar in a bowl

    Remove the dough from refrigerator and divide into 36, slightly heaping tablespoon size pieces
    Gently roll in the palm of your hands to make cookies into balls

    Roll each cookie in the powdered sugar, turning the balls, to completely cover them with the powdered sugar

     Place 12 balls on each sheet pan, bake in the center of the oven for 12 to 14 minutes

    Cool the cookies on the sheet pans for 30 minutes before removing and placing them on racks to cool completely
    Store in airtight container


    Death by Chocolate

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