Sometimes the holidays just get too busy and you just don’t have enough time to make cookies from scratch. However, that doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice flavor – I mean, it is the holidays after all. These Chocolate Crackle cookies are little balls of ooey-gooey, melt-in-your-mouth chocolatey goodness, made with your favorite brownie mix. All you need are a few pantry staples and you are good to go. The best part is that no one will be able to tell that you didn’t make them from scratch.

Easy

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Photo by Marykate Surette

Ingredients:
1 box of your favorite brownie mix (I recommend Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix)
1 cup of flour
3 eggs
⅓ cup of vegetable oil
Powdered Sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix brownies mix, flour, eggs and oil in a medium bowl until fully blended.

    Photo by Marykate Surette

    Photo by Marykate Surette

  3. Place powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
  4. Roll dough gently into Tablespoon sized balls and place in the powdered sugar.

    Photo by Marykate Surette

    Photo by Marykate Surette

  5. When balls are thoroughly coated with powdered sugar, place 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.

    Photo by Marykate Surette

    Photo by Marykate Surette

  6. Bake 11-13 minutes.
  7. Enjoy!

    Photo by Marykate Surette

    Photo by Marykate Surette

Note: For a slightly lighter version use Whole Wheat Flour and substitute apple sauce for the oil.