99 chocolate crisp recipes

Chocolate waffles bake up crisp outside and tender inside, with cocoa, brown sugar, and a splash of rum for depth. Cake flour keeps them light. A brunch-meets-dessert waffle made for piling on berries, cream, or syrup.

Snow cap meringue cookies fold semi-sweet chocolate chips into low-and-slow baked egg-white meringues, then dip the tops in melted white chocolate. Crisp, airy holiday cookies. Makes 6 dozen.

Chocolate phyllo crisps: three sheets of phyllo brushed with cocoa-clarified butter, sugared between layers, and baked flat under a weight. Elegant chocolate wafer garnish for plated desserts.

Frozen three-layer German torte with a crisp meringue base topped with chocolate, raspberry, and vanilla sherry-kissed sabayon mousse layers. A showstopping make-ahead dessert finished with shaved chocolate and chocolate kisses.

Marbled chocolate cookies with sour cream for extra softness, made by folding melted semi-sweet chocolate into vanilla dough. Baked low and slow so they stay chewy, never crisp.

Chocolate brownie macaroons with melted chocolate, whipped egg whites, shredded coconut, and condensed milk. Fudgy centers with crisp tops, crowned with a blanched almond.

Crisp piped meringue kisses made with egg whites and superfine sugar, with an optional bittersweet chocolate ganache filling. Light, shatteringly crisp, and naturally gluten-free.

Meringue chocolate chip cookies: light, crisp meringue cookies dotted with chocolate chips and nuts. Naturally gluten-free, fat-free, and dramatically airy.

Chocolate angel pie with a crisp meringue shell filled with silky chocolate mousse and topped with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. A retro showstopper that's naturally gluten-free.

Double chocolate biscotti with wine-plumped dried cherries, melted bittersweet chocolate, and cocoa powder. Crisp, dunkable cookies that stay fresh for a month.

Chocolate lace cornucopias: delicate chocolate-nut cookies rolled warm into crisp cones and filled with whipped cream. A stunning, bakery-style dessert cookie.

Orange chocolate chunk cookies with real orange zest, orange extract, and coarsely chopped chocolate baked low and slow for chewy centers and crisp edges.

Old-fashioned chocolate cake doughnuts made with buttermilk, melted chocolate, and a pinch of ginger, then deep-fried until crisp outside and tender within.

Chocolate pistachio meringue cookies with finely ground pistachios and semi-sweet chocolate folded into stiff egg white peaks. Light, crisp, naturally gluten-free, and just 6 ingredients.

Eggnog truffles piped into homemade semi-sweet chocolate cups. Milk chocolate and eggnog ganache in a crisp dark shell, perfect for holiday candy boxes and gifts.

Chocolate cream torte with crisp almond meringue layers stacked with a chocolate-marshmallow whipped cream filling. A show-stopping gluten-free dessert that chills overnight.