Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Soft and fudgy chocolate cookies with a signature cracked powdered sugar coating and a rich cocoa flavor that melts in your mouth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 27 minutes
- Yield: 18 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: 1 cup
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: 1/2 cup
- Granulated sugar: 1 cup
- Powdered sugar: 1/2 cup
- Vegetable oil: 1/4 cup
- Eggs: 2 large
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/4 teaspoon
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix granulated sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until a thick dough forms.
- Cover and chill the dough for at least 2 hours.
- Roll dough into small balls, then coat generously in powdered sugar.
- Place cookies on the baking sheet, spacing them evenly.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until cracked and set on the edges.
- Cool briefly on the pan, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Chilling the dough is essential for thick cookies and defined cracks.
- Roll cookies twice in powdered sugar for a bold white contrast.
- Do not overbake to keep the centers soft and fudgy.
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