Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a key component of every holiday cookie tray. Fudgy on the inside with a crispy, powdered sugar outer later, they are loved by kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
- ½ cupunsweetened cocoa powder ((unsweetened))
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- ¼ cupvegetable oil ((or canola, or light olive oil))
- 2 largeeggs
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 1 cupall purpose flour
- 1 tspbaking powder
- ¼ tspsalt
- ½ cupconfectioners sugar
Directions
- 1
In a mixing bowl, combine granulated sugar, cocoa powder, oil, vanilla extract and eggs. Whisk until the mixture is smooth.
- 2
In a separate bowl, combine flour together, baking powder and salt.
- 3
Add the flour mixture to the cocoa mixture and stir to combine.
- 4
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
- 5
Preheat the oven to 350F. Scoop dough with a mini ice cream scoop for even portioning into 20 cookies then roll cookie dough into even-sized balls (it's easier to roll with wet hands) and generously roll each into powdered sugar.
- 6
Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, being sure to leave space between each of the cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on the size of the cookies. Cookies will come out soft but will harden as they cool down.
- 7
Allow cookies to slightly cool. Then, move them to a wire rack to fully cool down.