Milk Chocolate Fudge Crackles

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening (50 ml crisco all-vegetable )
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (250 ml)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50 ml)
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup condensed milk (150 ml eagle brand regular or low fat sweetened )
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5 ml)
• 1 1/2 cups flour (375 ml robin hood all purpose )
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (2 ml)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (1 ml)
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips (375 ml chipits)
• 3/4 cup icing sugar (175 ml)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f (160°c). line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 in a glass bowl in microwave, melt shortening and semi-sweet chocolate chips on medium (50%). add in sugar and then eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition. let cool for 5 minutes.
• 3 mix in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. add next 4 ingredients; mix well to combine. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 ½ hours up to 8 hours.
• 4 sift icing sugar in a shallow bowl. between palms of hand, roll pieces of chilled dough to form 1 ¼” (3 cm) balls. drop balls into icing sugar and toss lightly until well coated. place on prepared baking sheets and flatten very slightly. repeat with remaining dough and remaining icing sugar, spacing about 1 ½” (4 cm) apart on baking sheet.
• 5 bake each sheet in preheated oven for 11 - 13 minutes or until just beginning to feel firm when pressed in centre. let cool on baking sheet on wire racks for 5 minutes. transfer crackles to wire racks to cool completely.
• 6 note: for a chewier, softer crackle, try eagle brand regular sweetened condensed milk.