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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Baking· Sweet & Snacky

14 Dec

A rich, fudgy center and a crispy, powdered sugar crust make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies a decadent and delicious holiday treat. Great for sharing!

The holiday season is a wonderful time to bake something new for friends and family. This recipe makes over three dozen cookies so there’s plenty for everyone.

A little like a brownie, rolling them in powdered sugar just before baking gives them the fun crinkle appearance that makes them look like they are covered in snow. A perfect treat for the holiday season!

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Ingredients for Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.

What you’ll need to make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

  • butter
  • white granulated sugar
  • brown sugar
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
  • cocoa powder
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • mini chocolate chips
  • powdered sugar

Three finished Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, stacked on a plate.

How to make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are decadent and delicious and so easy to make! They have a brownie like texture, and rolling them in powdered sugar just before baking gives them a fun crinkle appearance.

This recipe makes over three dozen cookies. A perfect treat for the holiday season!

Butter and sugar in a bowl prior to mixing.

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine softened butter and white granulated sugar. Beat together using an electric mixer or the whisk attachment on a stand mixer until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.

Addition of eggs to the beaten butter and sugar mixture.

Add brown sugar and vanilla and then mix in the eggs, one at a time, stirring until completely combined.

Adding in the vanilla and brown sugar to the mixture in the bowl.

In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.

Dry ingredients being whisked together in a second bowl.

In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.

Adding dry ingredients to wet in the stand mixer.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to wet until completely combined.

Stirring in mini chocolate chips with a spatula.

Using the paddle attachment or by hand, stir in mini chocolate chips. The dough will be thick and sticky.

Refrigerating the Chocolate Crinkle Cookie dough to make it easier for rolling.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and move to the refrigerator. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight.

Rolling the dough into balls and then rolling the balls in powdered sugar in a separate bowl.

After chilling, preheat oven to 350°F with the rack in the middle.

Place the powdered sugar into a shallow dish and set aside. Prepare the baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or silicon baking sheets.

In 12 cookie ball increments, roll the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon-sized balls using your hands.

Powdered sugar covered dough balls on a silicone lined baking sheet prior to baking.

Roll the balls in the powdered sugar and place onto the prepared baking sheet, allowing room between for cookie spread.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies on a baking sheet, fresh from the oven.

Refrigerate the remaining dough between batches.

Bake the cookies at 350°F for 12 minutes. Repeat until all cookies are baked.

Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet. Enjoy!

Finished Chocolate Crinkle Cookies on a wire rack with a holiday background.

Other Delicious & Easy Holiday Treat Recipes

Rolo Turtles – these little bites of sweet and salty with a pecan half on top are perfection in one bite!

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies – A sweet maraschino cherry surprise in the middle, surrounded by a cookie base and a rich chocolate topping.

Brown Sugar Candy – this is a childhood favorite of mine! Only during the holidays though. Chocolate covered or not, it’s a special treat!

Christmas Pretzel M&M Hugs – These festive holiday treats are so easy and brighten up any table or holiday tray!

Chocolate Caramel Thumbprint Cookies – cakey chocolate cookies rolled in chopped pecans, filled with caramel and then drizzled in chocolate.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

A rich, fudgy center and a crispy, powdered sugar crust make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies a decadent and delicious holiday treat. Great for sharing!
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Chill Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 32 minutes mins
Servings: 42 cookies
Course: Baking, Cookies, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 138
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine softened butter and white granulated sugar. Beat together using an electric mixer or the whisk attachment on a stand mixer until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
  2. Add brown sugar and vanilla and then mix in the eggs, one at a time, stirring until completely combined.
  3. In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to wet until completely combined.
  5. Using the paddle attachment or by hand, stir in mini chocolate chips. The dough will be thick and sticky.
  6. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and move to the refrigerator. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
  7. After chilling, preheat oven to 350°F with the rack in the middle.
  8. Place the powdered sugar into a shallow dish and set aside. Prepare the baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or silicon baking sheets.
  9. In 12 cookie ball increments, roll the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon-sized balls using your hands. Roll the balls in the powdered sugar and place onto the prepared baking sheet, allowing room between for cookie spread.
  10. Refrigerate the remaining dough between batches.
  11. Bake the cookies at 350°F for 12 minutes. Repeat until all cookies are baked.
  12. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 134IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg

Notes

In order to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, the dough needs to be chilled for several hours. Placing the dough back in the refrigerator between batches of cookies makes it much easier!
Be sure that your baking powder is not expired so that you get perfect crinkles!
 
 

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    As a busy working mom with kids on the go, I know how important it is to be able to make simple and delicious meals using everyday ingredients. The recipes shared here are family friendly with easy to understand step by step instructions. Tried and true, from our family to yours. Welcome to The Recipe Bandit! Click here to read more about me.

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