These cookies are an old stand-by, but I like to add this little twist:
These chocolate stars are the bane of my existence. Seriously. I have been looking for them EVERYWHERE. I saw a suggestion a few years ago to use these stars instead of Hershey Kisses. Last year I easily ordered them on amazon, but this year no-such-luck. I went on the Brach's website, found a local reseller, and when I got there they told me they were no longer available, unless I wanted to order a case of 24 bags. Several drug and grocery stores later, still no luck. I went back to amazon and found ONE reseller who said that these used to be unavailable but recently came back into stock. So I ordered them up, and paid shipping and everything. That is how committed I am to my little chocolate stars. Not only are they cuter, they also spread the chocolate-to-cookie ratio out. And they are just a higher quality chocolate overall, which of course leads to a better cookie!
I didn't take many photos this time around, but I did want to take picture of this beautiful batter! It was close to last night's but different - this one made with Crisco.
Rolled balls of goodness!
These actually go into the oven in balls - no pressing needed.
When done, they come out fluffy and cracked.
You then push your chocolate down immediately - and get that crackled, delicious look. The chocolate will melt a bit, but that is great because it adheres to the cookie this way. Just be patient and let them harden back up before storing them, or you'll have a chocolaty mess.
This batch only made 42 cookies, and these are my favorite, so I am definitely going to need to make a second batch sometime after Christmas. Yum, yum!
P.S. All of my cookie recipes can be found on google. :D
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