Chocolate-Butterscotch Crackles

Name: Chocolate-Butterscotch Crackles
Yield: Makes about 45 Cookies
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; ½ cup (2 oz/60 g) confectioner’s sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and seeds scraped; 2 cups (14 oz/440 g) firmly packed dark brown sugar; ½ cup (4 oz/125 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 2½ cups (12 ½ oz/390 g) all-purpose flour; 1¼ teaspoons baking powder; 4 oz (125 g) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; ½ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes about
45
Cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Art of the Cookie

By Shelly Kaldunski

Published 2011

About

Strong vanilla flavor combined with brown sugar and chocolate is the signature of these rich, moist cookies. The confectioner’s sugar coating gives the finished cookies a dramatic look.

Ingredients

2½ cups (12 ½ oz/390 g) all-purpose flour
1¼

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a heatproof bowl set over (but not touching) simmering water, heat the chocolate and butter, stirring frequently, until both have melted and the mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat and let cool slightly.
Add the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla seeds and vanilla extract