Chocolate crinkle cookies are fudgy like brownies and SO very easy. Coated with powdered sugar, these give the perfect crinkle! The best chocolate Christmas cookies!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Chill Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Christmas, Fall Baking, Holiday
Keyword: chocolate crinkle cookies, crinkle cookies
Servings: 42cookies
Calories: 75kcal
Author: Nikki Gladd
Ingredients
1cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2cupsgranulated sugar, plus ⅓ cup for coating
½cupvegetable oil
4eggs, at room temperature
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
2cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
¾cuppowdered sugar
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cocoa, 2 cups granulated sugar, and oil with a wooden spoon. Beat in eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture.
Cover dough, and place in freezer for 45 minutes or chill in refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.
Adjust oven rack to top center position. Preheat to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Place powdered sugar and additional ⅓ cup granulated sugar in two separate small bowls. Using a small cookie scoop, spoon one inch dough balls into bowl of granulated sugar. Coat each ball in the granulated sugar and then generously with the powdered sugar. Place onto prepared cookie sheets. (Keep leftover dough chilled in fridge between batches.)
Bake one cookie sheet at a time in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for just 1 minute before transferring to cooling racks.
Notes
Flour: Fluff flour before scooping and measuring.
Sugar coating: Add ¼ cup more powdered sugar or granulated sugar to the bowls if you run out when coating the cookies.
Sugar coating: For easier coating, gently shake bowl to coat dough balls with sugar instead of using hands.
Sugar coating: Coat generously with powdered sugar.
Mixing: No need for a stand mixer or hand held mixer. This recipe is easy to mix with a wooden spoon!