Chocolate Crinkles

This Chocolate Crinkles recipe is a holiday family favorite- these deliciously chewy, chocolate cookies are super easy to make and a definite crowd-pleaser! These cookies are perfect on a Christmas cookie platter and are the best addition to any special occasion dessert table.

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I’m sure you’ve seen these before. I mean come on, we all have. These festively pretty chocolate cookies seem to be a mainstay on every holiday cookie plate, at least they do around here. And with good reason! Chocolate Crinkles are so perfectly chewy and delicious that no one can seem to resist them.

When I made baked these cookies, it was bright and early in the morning. Being that they were so irresistible, even at 9am, I just had to sample one. And of course when A saw me enjoying one, she looked at me with those sweet Disney-princess eyes and said “cuh-cuh?” (which is A’s way of saying cookie). While I try not to create a habit of feeding her treats that early or anything an hour after breakfast, I couldn’t resist that sweet little inquiry and figured what the hell! It’s a holiday weekend, right?

It seems that I created a monster because for the rest of the day, A would come up to me asking for a cuh-cuh. But I can’t say I’m surprised. Chocolate Crinkles have been a favorite of J’s for as long as I’ve made them for him (so pretty much every Christmas for the past nine years). My chocolate-loving husband can’t keep his hands off those cookies any more that our little girl.

Chocolate Crinkles are pretty difficult to screw up, even for those who aren’t the best bakers (like me!!). My biggest piece of advice is to go slow and steady when melting your chocolate. Since I don’t currently own a double boiler, I create my own by placing a Pyrex bowl over a pot of simmering water and stirring the chocolate frequently. Chocolate can be pretty temperamental to work with and if you melt it over too high heat it will seize up creating a clay like texture.

In general these are relatively simple to make and freeze pretty well. They fulfill everyone’s chewy-chocolaty-goodness-need beautifully which makes them a hot item on the cookie platter. While this recipe makes a pretty good size batch, don’t plan on having any left. These little guys go fast!

Some of my other favorite Christmas Cookie recipes are:

Neapolitan Cookies

Slice and Bake Cookies

Pecan Tarts

Sour Cream Cookies

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Chocolate Crinkles

This Chocolate Crinkles recipe is a holiday family favorite- these deliciously chewy, chocolate cookies are super easy to make and a definite crowd-pleaser! These cookies are perfect on a Christmas cookie platter and are the best addition to any special occasion dessert table.

10 minPrep Time

12 minCook Time

22 minTotal Time

Yields 3 dozen

Author: The Betty Crocker Cooky Book

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of oil (I used canola oil)
• 4 oz. of unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups of sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. of vanilla extract
• 2 cups of flour
• 2 tsp. of baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. of salt
• 1 cup of confectioner's sugar

Instructions

1. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate over medium heat, stirring frequently.
2. In a bowl, mix oil, chocolate and sugar. Add your eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
3. Add flour, baking powder and salt to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined (don't over mix) and chill for at least a few hours. I chilled it overnight.
4. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your cookie pans by either greasing them or lining with parchment paper.
5. Roll teaspoons of dough into small balls and cover in confectioner's sugar. Bake for 10-12 minutes (don't over bake).
6. Enjoy!

Recipe Type: Dessert

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