Chocolate cookies with craquelure

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   We prepare all the necessary ingredients for making chocolate cookies with craquelure.

2. STEP 2

   

   First, prepare the egg mixture: to do this, beat chicken eggs with sugar and salt with a mixer.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the dark chocolate broken into small pieces into a small saucepan and melt it in a steam bath. In another small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat, pour it and the egg mixture into the melted chocolate and mix well until smooth.

4. STEP 4

   

   We begin to gradually introduce the flour sifted through a sieve with baking powder, thoroughly kneading the dough each time. As a result of kneading, the dough should not be thick, soft in consistency, but at the same time it should not spread throughout the container. Cover the container with the resulting dough with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for an hour and a half.

5. STEP 5

   

   After an hour and a half, we take out the container with the dough from the refrigerator, use a tablespoon to take approximately 50-60 grams of chocolate dough and form future cookies in the form of balls.

6. STEP 6

   

   Roll each ball in powdered sugar and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Place the baking sheet with chocolate cookies in an oven preheated to 200°C and bake for 15 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   During baking, the cookies will increase in size and crack. This creates a craquelure effect on the cookies. To make the texture of decorative cracks more noticeable, the finished cooled cookies can be sprinkled with powdered sugar on top.