Chocolate crackle cookies

Back home there is this AMAZING bakery, that makes the best cakes ever. It's the place that made my wedding cake and it turned out beautiful.

Anyways, my mom went to their bakery last Christmas and bought some cookies called zebra cookies, or chocolate crackle cookies. And I fell in love. They were chocolatey, chewy and to die for (now I was also 6 months pregnant at the time so pretty much everything was to die for) but recently I've been having a major craving for these cookies, so I decided to whip up my own batch. And they turned out NOTHING like the original, HA. But I still liked them. They turned out kind of mellow in flavor, which I like. Considering the amount of sugar that's in them, they don't taste overly sweet at all. They're pretty rich, with a deep, dark chocolate flavor. My husband says they actually taste like brownie bites. Hmmm. So try them out. Let me know what you think, any improvements? I'm totally open for suggestions.

Oh, and just as an F.Y.I. if you're looking for a "I need a cookie right now," recipe, this is not one of them. You have to leave some time for them to chill in the fridge.

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup oil (olive, canola, vegetable, which ever you want)
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar

*Makes approx. 4 dozen

In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl stir cocoa powder, brown and white sugars, and oil together. Next add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla. Slowly add in your flour mixture (your dough will be very thick and sticky). Once all ingredients are combined, cover and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats. Place powdered sugar in a small bowl. Take 1" dough balls, roll and cover them in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet.

Bake for 9-12 minutes

Let them cool on baking sheet for a couple minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.