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Wednesday 26 November 2014

Best Dessert Recipes Fudge Crinkles

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These decadent chocolate cookies are the result of a little baking therapy. You see, my baby just started kindergarten and I’ve been busy doing one of the things I do best — worrying! Will she eat her lunch? Will she make new friends? Will she learn to jump rope? Will she find the bathroom? Will she get on the bus…Will she get off the bus? You get the idea.

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While some women might deal with this kind of anxiety by shopping or working out, I prefer baking my worries away. And bake I did — four batches of these cookies until I got them just right. And believe me when I tell you, they are soo right…deeply chocolate, crisp and powdery on the outside, and soft and fudgy in the center. If you can imagine what a brownie would taste like in cookie form, this is it. (And if that doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will!)

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The key to making great chocolate crinkles is to use a good quality chocolate and accentuate it with a hint of espresso powder. Coffee has an incredible way of intensifying chocolate flavor without calling any attention to itself, and it certainly does the job here.

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To get the crinkled appearance, you simply roll the dough balls in confectioners sugar. As the cookies bake, they spread which causes the sugar to crack, revealing the fudgy chocolate cookie underneath.

Servings: 48 cookies

Cook Time: 12 Minutes

Total Time: 2 Hours 45 Minutes

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled off with knife

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (best quality, such as Ghirardelli)

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 teaspoon instant coffee or espresso powder (optional)

4 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Use a whisk to mix the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Combine the chocolate and butter in a small, microwave-safe bowl. Place it in the microwave and cook in 20-second intervals, stirring between each bout of heat, until almost melted. The chocolate will continue to melt as it sits. (This technique ensures the chocolate mixture will not get too hot and scorch.) Add the espresso powder and stir until completely melted and smooth.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with both sugars and vanilla extract. Use a whisk to smash any lumps of brown sugar. Stir in chocolate mixture.

Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.

Set racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and place Confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Roll chilled dough into 1-tablespoon balls, then roll each ball in confectioners sugar. (If the dough gets sticky on your hands, wash your hands and then dust them with confectioners sugar before proceeding.) Arrange 12 balls evenly on each baking sheet, then place remaining dough back in the refrigerator. Bake the cookies for 12 -14 minutes, or until puffy and just barely dry in the center. Cool the cookies on the pans for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough. Store the cookies in an air-tight container.

Note: Be sure to make these cookies a few hours ahead of time because the dough needs to chill in the refrigerator.