Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Whether you need to make a big batch of easy cookies for your holiday cookie exchange or you’re just craving fudgy, cake-like chocolate cookies, let us present you with the best chocolate crinkle cookie recipe you’ve ever had.

This is a foolproof recipe for the dreamiest chocolate crinkle cookies that will look as beautiful as they are delicious.

What Are Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?

Chocolate crinkle cookies have become a holiday staple, but they’re also great any time of year. They’re cake-like cookies made with unsweetened cocoa powder, vegetable oil, and a handful of other pantry staple ingredients.

Before baking, the cookies are coated in confectioners’ sugar. When they bake up, they end up with a cracked (or “crinkled”) effect.

They’re the perfect cookie for brownie or Devil’s food cake lovers because of their rich, fudgy flavor and texture.

How to Make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

You’ll find the full recipe below, but here’s what you can expect to make these chocolate crinkle cookies.

1. Make the dough.
2. Chill the dough.
3. Form the cookies into balls, then coat each ball in confectioners’ sugar.
4. Bake the cookies, then let cool on a wire rack.

Mix your wet ingredients together in a stand mixer or with your hand mixer. Then slowly add the dry ingredients until combined.

Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least four hours. This step is very important because it will harden the sticky dough and make it easier to work with.

Form the dough into 1-inch balls and coat each ball with a generous amount of confectioners’ sugar.

Bake in a 350-degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a beloved holiday classic, recognized by their dramatic crackled surface and snowy powdered sugar coating. These cookies boast a soft, chewy center with a deep chocolate flavor, almost like a brownie in cookie form. Chilling the dough is key to achieving that iconic crinkle effect when baked. Perfect for Christmas cookie exchanges, wintry celebrations, or anytime a chocolate fix is in order, they’re as beautiful as they are delicious.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Additional time 4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Total Time 5 hours hrs

Servings: 72

Course: cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 58

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar

Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Wire cooling rack
• Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
• Baking sheet
• Cookie scoop or spoon
• Electric mixer or whisk

Method

 

1. Gather ingredients.
2. Mix sugar, cocoa, and oil together in a medium bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Stir in vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into the cocoa mixture until thoroughly mixed. Cover dough and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll or scoop chilled dough into 1-inch balls. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar and place 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. Repeat Step 4 to make the remaining batches.
6. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 34mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gCalcium: 11mg

Notes

Fudgy on the inside, crisp and powdered on the outside, these chocolate crinkles are a festive favorite with a brownie-like bite.

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