This chocolate crinkle cookies recipe is a fudgy chocolate cookie rolled in powdered sugar so it cracks. It is not a brownie or a chocolate chip cookie.
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
Description
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies. From Alissa.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup (113g) butter
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 cups (190g) flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Melt the butter. Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla, and cocoa, then flour, powder, and salt. Chill at least 1 hour.
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll balls in powdered sugar and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Notes
A short chill and the sugar melts into the dough. Give it the hour.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Cocoa
Dutch or natural both work. Natural is more tart.
Sugar coat
A heavy coat. A dusting disappears.
Cracks
They open in the oven. Do not press them.
Center
Soft. They firm as they cool.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Chill skip
Only if the dough is already stiff, and even then the coat suffers.
Oil
Butter tastes better here.
Storage
Airtight for 4 days.
Double batch
The dough freezes well in balls, unsugared.