When the holidays roll around, you can find me in the kitchen baking dessert recipes such as eggnog cake, M&M cookies, peanut butter blossoms, Nutella cookies and these classic chocolate crinkles. Chocolate crinkle cookies are a time honored favorite, and they also happen to be quick and easy to make. The flavor which is a cross between cookies and brownies just can’t be beat! This recipe calls for common ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. The end result is perfect Christmas cookies with crispy edges and soft centers.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need unsweetened cocoa powder, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking powder, kosher salt and powdered sugar.
How Do You Make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?
Even though chocolate crinkle cookies look impressive, they are surprisingly easy to make. Just mix up some batter by whisking together vegetable oil, sugar and cocoa in a large bowl. Add to that batter eggs and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients of flour and baking powder, then the batter is ready. Let the dough mixture chill and roll it into small balls. Roll each of those balls in some powdered sugar and place the balls on a baking sheet. Bake the cookies, then cool for a few minutes and enjoy.
Tips for the perfect crinkle cookie
The cookies will be done when the edges of the cookies are set and the top of each cookie has a crackled appearance. The chocolate will show through the powdered sugar. Use a tablespoon or a cookie scoop to help you scoop out the same amount of dough for each cookie. Try to make cookie dough balls that are the same size, then they will all finish baking at the same time. Make sure to coat the cookie dough balls completely in powdered sugar. You can store the balls of cookie dough in the fridge for up to 3 days before you bake them. Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar just before they go into the oven.
Flavor Variations
These cookies are delicious as-is, but you can easily customize some of the ingredients to suit your tastes.
Spices: Feel free to add some spices to the dough such as cinnamon, or go for a sweet and savory combo with some ancho chili powder. Coatings: You can coat your cookies in sprinkles instead of powdered sugar for a different appearance. Add-Ins: Stir in some chocolate chips or a splash of peppermint extract for added flavor.
These crinkle cookies are a personal favorite of mine. I can’t resist these chewy-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-edges cookies with their intense chocolate flavor. Make them your holiday cookie tray or any time you get a chocolate craving!
