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Maya Gold Chocolate Crackle Tops

Modified: Apr 14, 2025 · Published: Jun 17, 2008 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 29 Comments

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This is a recipe I published back in 2008 when I was thinking about the world ending and all of my bad recipes. The world didn't end and some of my bad recipes were actually good -- like this one for Maya Gold Crackle Tops which I entered into a contest. I gave it a terrible name, though, because I couldn't retrieve it when doing a search for flourless chocolate meringue cookies. And Green & Black's Maya Gold flavor chocolate is not so easy to find now.

Maya Gold Cookies Chocolate Crackle Tops meringue cookies recipe.

So here's the recipe for these flourless chocolate meringue cookies you can make the cookie with any flavor of chocolate you wish. What you should end up with is an intense chocolate cookie reminiscent of a miniature chocolate souffle.

Maya Gold Chocolate Crackle Tops

7 ounces Green & Black’s Organic Maya Gold Dark Chocolate, chopped
2 large egg whites, room temperature
⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup granulated sugar or evaporated cane juice crystals

Preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat

Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over (but not touching) a saucepan of simmering water.

In a mixing bowl, using high speed of electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add vanilla, then add sugar a few teaspoons at a time, beating all the while until egg whites are stiff but not dry. Fold the warm melted chocolate into the egg white mixture.

Using a tablespoon measure, drop 12 neat rounds of egg/chocolate onto cookie sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake on center rack for 8-10 minutes – tops will appear set and slightly cracked.

Slide parchment or mat off the tray and allow cookies to cool. Slide a metal spatula underneath the cookies and scoop them off the sheet when cool.

Makes 12

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Recipe

Flourless Chocolate Meringue Cookies recipe using Green & Black's Maya Gold Chocolate

Maya Gold Chocolate Crackle Tops

Anna
A meringue type cookie made with high quality melted chocolate.
5 from 1 vote
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Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Cooling Time 13 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 128 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 7 ounces good quality dark chocolate, chopped chopped
  • 2 large egg whites room temperature
  • ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar or evaporated cane juice crystals

Instructions
 

  • Preheat to 350 degrees F. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over (but not touching) a saucepan of simmering water.
  • In a mixing bowl, using high speed of electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add vanilla, then add sugar a few teaspoons at a time, beating all the while until egg whites are stiff but not dry. Fold the warm melted chocolate into the egg white mixture.
  • Using a tablespoon measure, drop 12 neat rounds of egg/chocolate onto cookie sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake on center rack for 8-10 minutes – tops will appear set and slightly cracked.
  • Slide parchment or mat off the tray and allow cookies to cool. Slide a metal spatula underneath the cookies and scoop them off the sheet when cool.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 128kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 5gFat: 7g
Keyword Flourless Chocolate Cookies, Maya Gold
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  1. Jennifer says

    April 13, 2010 at 10:25 am

    I hope I can find this chocolate. I'm going to a baby shower on Saturday and want to take meringue cookies because one of the guests has celiac disease and can't have gluten. I'll have to do a little research first, just to make sure that those with celiac can have all the other ingredients.

  2. Randi says

    June 19, 2008 at 8:17 am

    They look great. Target has different flavors of the green and black chocolate on clearance.

  3. Anna says

    June 18, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Carol, thank you soooooooo much for trying them! You are the first person besides me to actually make them. I did taste test them on my friend Sarah, but that's it. No one's ever made them.

    Thanks!

    Oh, btw. Here's another way to meet Take Home Chef. Bid on him! Proceeds go to help children in Uganda. Looks like the bidding is up to $18,300 now.

  4. Carol A, says

    June 18, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    5 stars
    I'm eating on of these right now! YUM!!!!! Lovely soft chocolate with a light flaky top. These were really easy to make, especially for something that seems so "fancy."

    Your timing was perfect, Anna - we're going to a 25th anniversary party for some of my dearest friends, and she loves chocolate/orange combination. These cookies are just for them - I'm bringing your recent cheesecake bars for my potluck contribution (I doubled the recipe) along with some fresh strawberries from our local stand. When I made the cheesecake bars before, I ate some with strawberries on top and they were delicious!

    Anyway, these Maya cookies are terrific. I know Curtis would have loved them. You know, he actually missed out on meeting YOU! 🙂

  5. Julie O'Hara says

    June 18, 2008 at 8:30 am

    Those do look really good--and so easy! I actually have most of a bar of that chocolate in the fridge. I thought I'd love it, but I'm just not crazy about the flavor; but I think it would be great for baking. For eating, I just love really good plain, bittersweet chocolate.

  6. recipegal says

    June 17, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Anna,

    your cookies looked great. Don't worry about the end of the world!!!!! And if the Maya said it will be the end of the "world as we know it", maybe it just means gas prices won't be as high, and traffic will be lighter...cuz that is the world I know right now.

    -shannon abdollmohammadi

  7. Katrina says

    June 17, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Hey, this is a gluten free cookie as well as no fat (besides the chocolate). Looks yummy!

  8. Carole R. says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    Boy, Anna, do these look good. If I were a judge you would have won.

    There will be a few cookie contests for the holidays. Change the name, the brand of chocolate and add something (chopped nuts or peppermint) and you may have a winner.

  9. Jane says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Small yield, few ingredients, chocolate. This is definitely my kind of cookie recipe! I can't wait to try it. Then again, I may wait for Shannon to post hers first! Oh, who am I kidding...I'll probably make them both. 🙂

  10. Anna says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Kate, thanks. I figured I was writing Maya vs. Mayan wrong. At least Green & Black got it right with "Maya Gold". I changed it. Hopefully it's sorta right now ;).

    Patti, that guy was obviously crazy. Plus, he didn't invent a calendar. He was no Maya!

    Maybe I should put a countdown to 12-21-12 on Cookie Madness?

  11. Patti says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    There was some guy in Texas who was interviewed by 20/20 a couple weeks ago (his followers call him a prophet). He said the world would end on June 12, 2008. Yes, just a few days ago. I'm still here, are you? I wonder what his followers think of him now. So now we have until 12-21-12. Interesting numbers.
    I'm pretty sure none of your recipes are losers.

  12. Kate says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Delurking to say those cookies you posted with the chopped raisins are my absolute go-to soft cookie recipe. I love reading your site.

    Those cookies look very yummy, I shall have to try them, I am always on the lookout for a good chocolate cookie recipe.

    I know you appreciate precision, so I am tossing this out here. "Mayan" only refers to the language, i.e. "Current inhabitants of the Yucatan peninsula speak a variant of ancient Mayan". The people are called the Maya (and they still are around today!).

    Sorry, I am a bioarchaeologist and can't help myself -- stepping off soapbox now!

  13. Shannon K says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    Gosh these look amazing, Anna!

    And, your bravery has inspired me to post my own Green & Black's loser recipe to my blog. Coincidentally, I used their Maya Gold chocolate bar in my recipe, too!

    Chin up, girl! I bet your "kick 'em to the curb" recipes are better than most of mine!!

    🙂

  14. Debbi says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    I wonder how many people won't buy Christmas presents that year for their family?? Boy won't they be in trouble if the Mayans are wrong!

  15. Emiline says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Oh gosh. I'm so depressed right now. I feel the same way I felt after I watched an Inconvenient Truth.
    That's going to suck, because it's right before Christmas.

    Anyway, the cookies look delicious.

  16. VeggieGirl says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    I don't want to think about the end of the world (especially if it's supposed to be the year after I graduate college - too soon!!!), so I'll just focus on the beauty of those cookies :0)

  17. Janet says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    FYI, I just looked at their site and found several stores that carry it...Target and Earth Fare here in SC. Check it out....and some recipes to view...thanks for introducing me to another good site!

  18. Laurie says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    Hi Anna! I tried that contest too with a custard filled meringue but I didn't win either! Those cookies look delish! Laurie

  19. Carol A, says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    Chocolate souffle.

    Curtis Stone.

    Yum.

    🙂

  20. sizzle says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    If the end of the world is that close, better eat all the cookies I can. 🙂

  21. Clumbsy Cookie says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    Shame you didn't win Anna, but you have till 2012 to keep trying!

  22. Meredith says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:56 am

    I made brownies this past winter with G&B's Mayan Gold hot chocolate mix -- the "quick brownie" recipe from epicurious that I've mentioned before. I grated some orange rind into the batter, too, and added a pinch of cinnamon and some fresh-grated nutmeg. They were scrumptious. [I've started using "scrumptdelicious" since reading your prior post! :)]

  23. Jennywenny says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:51 am

    MMMM they look good. I really love the mayan gold stuff so I'd probably find it hard to make it last long enough to go into a recipe!

    In san diego we have it in Henrys (wild oats) and whole foods.

  24. sharon says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:44 am

    These look like a winner to me! I love the meringue-esque topping. I've never heard of Green & Black chocolate but I may just need to do a closer look. I usually try not to spend too much time in the chocolate aisle.

  25. Anna says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:21 am

    Sue, I like your idea that the Mayans just took off. Maybe they built a spaceship or a time machine and just left.

    Janet, if you try the cookies, let me know.

    G, I found the chocolate and H.E.B. where they carry all the Green & Black flavors. In Houston, you might try Central Market or Specs.

    Lara, Todd is right about most everything. I hate to say it, but he is.

  26. Lara says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Mmmmm! Those look like winners to me!

    Also, I hope Todd is right about the Mayans.

  27. gseales says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Where on earth did you find that chocolate? I also live in Texas (Houston), so hopefully we would have the same store as you have in Austin.

  28. Janet says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Sorry but this one DOES NOT look like a loser to me! It looks delicious and I am inspired to try it once I find the chocolate. Thanks.

  29. Sue says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:36 am

    These sound delicious! I'm glad you didn't kick this recipe to the curb. I don't know what the baking contest world is like but I know that the quilting contest world passes over a lot of outstanding quilts. One that isn't chosen in one venue can win a HUGE prize in another, so just because this didn't win a specific contest doesn't mean that it isn't a HUGE winner!

    As to the Mayans, they were very smart. Maybe they were so smart that they took off for another world that will last longer than 2012?

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