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Chocolate Cherry Crackles

December 18, 2015 by Nicole 13 Comments

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Chocolate Crackles were always included on the plates of Christmas cookies my mom put together every year for her friends, coworkers, and relatives. I’ve always loved their crackled appearance and chewy texture so I like to continue the tradition and include them on my Christmas cookie plates as well. But this year I decided to change up the plain chocolate cookie recipe a bit by adding chopped dried tart cherries and extra chocolate chips to the dough.

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If you’re not one to mess with tradition, you can easily leave the cherries and extra chocolate chips out of the recipe and they will be a traditional chocolate crackle (also sometimes known as chocolate crinkle). The recipe was passed down from my mom but I’m not sure of the original source. It’s a very popular cookie around these parts and I’ve seen the identical recipe in local community cookbooks as well as online.

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I baked a few batches of these cookies a bit early this year in order to participate in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, a fun blogging event where food bloggers get paired up with other food bloggers and send and receive fresh-baked cookies through the mail. I mailed out a dozen cookies to three different people and then received cookies from three others. It was a fun and delicious way to participate in the food blogging community. Another great thing about the food blogger cookie swap is that it raises money for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a national non-profit organization committed to funding new therapies used in the fight against pediatric cancer, which claims the lives of more children in the US than any other disease.

Chocolate Crackle Cookies on cooling rack | pinchmysalt.com

Yields about 3 dozen cookies

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Ingredients

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped dried tart cherries

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Powdered sugar to coat cookies

Instructions

Melt one cup chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler and let cool slightly.

Combine melted chocolate with brown sugar and oil in a mixing bowl and beat until combined with a hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs then vanilla.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly beat flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until just combined. Stir in cherries and chocolate chips. Cover bowl and chill dough in refrigerator for about 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To make cookies, drop a tablespoonful of dough into a bowl of powdered sugar and roll to coat. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment or a silicone baking mat.

Bake cookies for 10-11 minutes.

Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

The cherries and extra chocolate chips are optional. You could also use regular chocolate chips instead of mini chocolate chips as a stir-in. Cranberries would work in place of tart cherries. Dough can be refrigerated for longer than 45 minutes if necessary - if it's too hard to scoop easily, just let it sit at room temperature until it’s easier to work with. A cookie scoop is really useful for making cookies that are uniform in size.

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Kitchen equipment used for this recipe: 
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  • Cookie Scoop
  • Half Sheet Pans
  • Parchment Paper Sheets
  • Cooling Racks

Other ideas for Christmas Cookies:

  • Basic Cookie-Cutter Sugar Cookies
  • Persimmon Cookies
  • Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies
  • Brown Sugar Shortbread
  • Dark Chocolate Cherry Chews
  • Butterscotch Corn Flake Candy

Christmas Cookies around the Web:

  • Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap Recipe Roundup Part 1 from Love & Olive Oil
  • Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap Recipe Roundup Part 2 from The Little Kitchen
  • Danish Vanilla Rings from Recipe Runner
  • PB&J Ampersandwich Cookies from Love & Olive Oil
  • Flourless Chocolate Cookies from Jessie Sheehan Bakes

Filed Under: Adventures in Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Desserts, Holiday Tagged With: cherry, chocolate, christmas, Cookies

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Comments

  1. Mimi says

    December 20, 2015 at 5:01 am

    These are beautiful! I love the addition of the dried cherries!
    Reply
  2. Cherie TravelFoodFun says

    December 20, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    I liked how you mixed them up a bit with the dried cherries. I need to try this.
    Reply
  3. Jessie Sheehan says

    December 22, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    Thanks so much for including my cookie recipe in your list of "Christmas cookies around the web!"
    Reply
  4. Barcelona Cooking classes says

    March 5, 2016 at 12:23 am

    These are beautiful, thank you for the recipe!!
    Reply
  5. Shantanu Sinha says

    March 7, 2016 at 3:41 am

    Hello,They look adorable. Crispy and delicious cookie to enjoy. Thank you for sharing.Shantanu sinha
    Reply
  6. paul says

    June 8, 2016 at 2:16 am

    Very impressive, why don't we try half a cup of sugar.
    Reply
  7. Titanium Jewelry says

    June 25, 2016 at 6:53 am

    Great post, I am inspired, thanks for your sharing, love chocolate cherries.
    Reply
  8. ndemi says

    July 1, 2016 at 4:43 am

    The recipe name alone has made me salivate
    Reply
  9. Somiya says

    August 27, 2016 at 4:42 am

    Yeah me too love the dried cherries. Awesome recipe. Thanks for sharing.
    Reply
  10. Amit says

    August 28, 2016 at 6:23 am

    Awesome Crackles . I Simply Love them . Thank you for this Wonderful Recipe.
    Reply
  11. Batman says

    February 14, 2017 at 9:14 pm

    Crispy and delicious cookie to enjoy.
    Reply
  12. Kazi Murad says

    March 8, 2017 at 10:34 am

    These are beautiful! I love them.
    Reply
  13. Murad@espressohug says

    March 9, 2017 at 8:08 am

    Awesome recipe , I love chocolate cherry crackles. I will try at home.
    Reply

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