Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Sure there are variations of these cookies all over the web: peppermint, cinnamon, Mexican chocolate with chipotle spice, orange, the list goes on and one (and I list a few alternatives after the recipe, as well as a way to alter these to your own taste in the recipe). Some people even call them by a different name, the chocolate crinkle cookies! But whatever you call them, the basic, simple chocolate crackle cookie is timeless. One of the biggest secrets to making sure the outside of the cookie gets that snowy white dust of powdered sugar is to double sugar coat the cookie dough. First roll the cookie dough in granulated sugar then roll it in the powdered sugar afterwards. The granulated sugar protects the moist cookie dough from absorbing the powdered sugar too much AND adds a nice little crunch to the cookie when you bite into it. Keep in mind that the cookie dough needs to rest in the fridge for at least an hour or overnight before you make them so allow time for that.