Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken up (we used ghirardelli baking bar)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
• 1 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
• 1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400. have baking sheets ready.
• 2 microwave chocolate, butter and sugar in a large bowl, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. stir in egg and vanilla, then flour ad baking soda until blended. cover and refrigerate 20 minutes or until firm.
• 3 put confectioners' sugar in a shallow dish. roll dough into 24 walnut size balls, then roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 4 bake 10 minutes or until just set. cool on baking sheet on a wire rack 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.