Two Snaps UP! Chocolate Snap Cookies!

KitchAnnette Choc Snaps FEATURE

Dessert | December 21, 2018 | By

KitchAnnette Choc Snaps Old BoxWhen I was a kid, I LOVED a particular cute little chocolate cookie that came in a little 2 oz. box… Nabisco Chocolate Snaps. My father carried them in our deli so I had unfettered access to them. Never a full out chocoholic, this was my only chocolate obsession. The crunch, the flavor, the controlled quantity decadence! Yes, please.

Especially during the holidays, which I consider cookie season, there is an emphasis on all sorts of cookies, even chocolate chip cookies but not on actual chocolate cookies. I have long wanted to create a cookie that celebrates my long-ago chocolate snaps and I finally have in time for all the holiday cheer!

KitchAnnette Choc Snaps Ingredients

When you mix up the ingredients and it starts to become a dough, you can smell how rich that chocolate flavor is going to be. It’s not a sticky dough so it’s easy to work with. Create any shape you like although I felt they needed to be snowflakes. When you stand them up, they look like they’re opening their standing in a full-out cheerful exclamation! Woo hoo!!!! fes

KitchAnnette Choc Snaps Close

Adding the sugar sprinkle gives them a great added texture and perfect balanced sweetness with the chocolate goodness. Do add that sprinkle the second they are out of the oven while they’re hot! As the cookie cools, the sugar settles in and stays put.

KitchAnnette Choc Snaps Blue

Can you use colors? Sure thing! Can you add icing instead? Sure! Check my Ugly Sugar Cookies for the easiest icing. The great thing about cookies is you can make them as you like. Larger, smaller, shapes, toppings… there are no limits!

KitchAnnette Choc Snap Check

I have yet to talk about the flavor… oooooooh it’s good. Just what you want it to be. A crisp cookie with a chewy texture… rich and chocolate-y… a nice pop of sugar to top it off beautifully… basically a brownie in cookie form. SNAP to it and make a batch today!

KitchAnnette Choc Snaps AZ

 

 

 

 

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Chocolate Snap Cookies!

Annette Zito, KitchAnnette™
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

The Cookie

  • • 3 cups flour
  • • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • • 1/2 tsp salt
  • • 1 cup butter softened
  • • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • • 2 large eggs
  • • 1 tsp vanilla

Optional

  • • favorite cookie cutters
  • • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

  • Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • Mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Combine eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix until it forms a dough. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for an hour.
  • Remove from refrigerator and cut into 3 parts and, one piece at a time, roll into a ball then roll flat to 1/4” thick. Cut out cookies until all the dough is used.
  • Place on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are firm. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle sugar over the tops. Let cool fully.

Notes

Quantity depends on the cookie size you choose.
If you make them super small, start with baking for 5 minutes and add more time in 2 minutes increments to ensure they don't burn.

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