Fudgy like a brownie, but with a satisfying crackle when you bite into them, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a (crinkle) cut above the rest. A classic you would find among other Christmas cookies on Santa’s plate, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t like these. The powdered sugar coating, kind of like snow, is magical to look at and bite into. In fact, you really can’t go wrong with a rich, chewy chocolate center, and dusting of confectioners’ sugar. The intense chocolate flavor is balanced by the sweetness of the sugar and all is delicious.
Ingredients in Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Butter Sugar Eggs Vanilla Extract Flour Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Baking Powder Salt Powdered Sugar
What Makes a Crinkle Cookie Different
Before you bake your chocolate crinkle cookies, you want to generously roll the cookie dough balls in powdered sugar. As the cookies bake and spread apart on the baking sheet, they form the cracks in the cookies, where you see powdered sugar in some areas, and others you do not. Remember: we are talking about powdered sugar, not granulated sugar. You will not get crackled cookies if you only roll them in granulated sugar. You will, however, get an unhappy, confused snickerdoodle. As you are forming your cookie dough, be sure the flour mixture is sticky but not wet. A wet dough will cause the sugar to dissolve, resulting in, a sad cookie without any crackles.
Variations
Perfect as they are, fascinating with new ingredients added, here are some ideas:
Chocolate chips- white, dark, peanut butter, butterscotch Mint extract- make these mint chocolate cookies by adding a little mint extract (a little goes a long way) Nuts- macadamia, hazelnuts, pecans, go nuts!
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