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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are soft melt in your mouth cookies. Rolled in a tick layer of powdered sugar so when you bake them and the cookies spread out it creates this beautiful crinkled texture. Perfect for the holiday season because they look like the have been tossed in the snow!

If you are a last minute holiday scrambler and need a cookie that can easily be ready the cookie is super quick and ready in under an hour.

Flour Mixture
Sugars
Chocolate Dough
Dough rolled

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Tips & Tricks:

  • Measure All Ingredients: Measure all of the ingredients carefully. baking is a science and these cookies are slightly finicky. Your dough should end up kind of sticky before you place it in the fridge to cool so don’t be concerned.
  • Dutch vs Processed Cocoa Powder: Dutch process cocoa powder is treated with an alkali to neutralize its acidity.  This results in a darker color and a more mellow chocolate flavour. If substituting regular cocoa in this recipe add 3/4 of a teaspoon of baking soda.
  • Coating The Cookies: Make sure to toss your cookies and get a complete coating of the powdered sugar. If it’s not enough the sugar could absorb and not have an even crack effect.
  • Don’t Overbake: These cookies should be soft they only need 10-11 minutes to bake.
  • Storage: Store these cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Or freeze the cookies after they have fully cooled for up to 3 months.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
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Servings

28

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Calories

144

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

Chocolate crinkle cookies are filled with rich cocoa flavour. With a soft interior and a sweet exterior you can’t go wrong.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup canola oil

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Give everything a whisk to make sure it’s combined.
  • In a medium bowl combine the cocoa, sugar, brown sugar, and canola oil. Beat eggs in one at a time and stir in the vanilla.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture into the cocoa mixture stirring as you go. Once combined cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
  • Using a cookie scoop or spoon and your hands roll 1 1/4-inch cookie dough balls.
  • Roll each ball in powdered sugar and place them on the prepared baking sheet with about 2-2 1/2 inches between the cookie dough balls. Bake for 10-11 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 2 minutes before moving them to cookie-cooling racks. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Nutrition Facts: Serving Size: 1, Calories 144, Total Fat 5.1g (7% Daily Value), Saturated Fat 0.8g (4% Daily Value), Cholesterol 27mg (9% Daily Value), Sodium 55mg (2% Daily Value), Carbohydrate 23.9g (9% Daily Value), Dietary Fiber 1.3g (5% Daily Value), Sugars 14.4g, Protein 2.5g

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