I can't help but wonder why cookies have become synonymous with the holiday season. There are cookie exchange parties, cookie decorating parties, 12 days of cookies... and the list goes on. I've featured many cookie recipes here and I can't help but sing their praises. I mean, cookies are the perfect dessert in 5 bites or less. They're wonderfully portable. They can be filled, stuffed, dipped, coated in as many flavor variations as you can think of. So maybe for all those reasons, I have my answer after all. Which, of course, means there's more cookie recipes to come!
Earthquake, crackle, snow capped... these cookies have many names (and I've probably made a variation of all of them) but this is the one recipe that is perfection. The dough contains melted chocolate and cocoa powder, giving these cookies a rich chocolatey flavor. And that snowy white crackle top comes from using two different sugars (granulated and confectioner's). They're the perfect soft-on-the-inside cookie with a slightly crispy exterior- just how I like 'em!
