Crackled Sugar Cookies Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil until blended. Beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours., With sugared hands, shape dough into 1-in. balls. Roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CRACKLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter and shortening on high for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt and beat until combined.
• Beat in egg yolks and vanilla until combined.
• Mix in flour until well combined.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes or until tops are just slightly crackled and sides are set.
• Do not let edges brown -- if they do they are over done and will not be tender.
• Transfer to wire rack to cool.
• May freeze up to 3 months.

CRACKED SUGAR COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
• Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir.
• Form dough into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Don't flatten. Bake 10 to 11 minutes, until tops are cracked and just turning color.

CRACKED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Beat 2 cups sugar, butter, and vegetable oil with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg yolks one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Sift flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt into the egg yolk mixture; stir. Stir in vanilla extract. Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls.
• Spread 1/4 cup sugar onto a flat surface. Roll the balls of dough in sugar to coat. Arrange onto baking sheets spaced at least 2 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven cooked in the middle, but not yet browned, about 15 minutes.

CRACKLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease two baking sheets.
• Cream sugar and butter together until light.
• Beat in yolks and vanilla.
• Sift together the measured sifted flour, baking soda and cream of tartar then fold into the butter sugar mixture.
• Form dough into walnut size balls.
• Place 2" apart on the cookie sheets.
• Do not flatten.
• Bake for about 11 minutes until the tops are cracked and just turning color.
• Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl (preferably metal) stir together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and blend in butter. Stir in egg and vanilla until mixture is blended. NOTE: (Some people add ¼ cup mini chocolate chips to make richer, I did not).
• Spread dough in a thin layer in bowl and freeze 10 minutes, or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 400°F and lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• Put 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and dust hands with additional. Roll each piece of dough into a ball (small - gumball size) and then in confectioners' sugar in bowl. Arrange balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets, bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are just set. Cool cookies on racks.