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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate crinkle cookies that are easy to make, fudgy, and perfectly crinkly!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 172kcal
Author: Eden
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp espresso powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil canola oil, vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup powder sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, espresso powder, and salt.
    cocoa powder, flour and dry ingredients
  • With an electric mixer, beat the oil, vanilla, sugar, and eggs.
    beating eggs and sugar in an electric mixer
  • Slowly mix in the flour, cocoa mixture into the beaten sugar mixture until combined.
    beating chocolate in an electric mixer
  • Cover the bowl and refrigerator for 2-4 hours until the dough firms up.
  • Pour powdered sugar into a bowl and set off to the side.
  • Using a cookie scooper, scoop 1" round balls.
    cookie scooper with chocolate cookie dough
  • Roll the ball in the powdered sugar.
    rolling chocolate cookie dough into powdered sugar
  • Place the cookies 2" apart on a lined cookie sheet.
    chocolate cookie dough rolled in powdered sugar
  • Bake the cookies in batches for 9-10 minutes until the tops of the cookies have cracked. Add a few more minutes if they need.
    crinkle cookie baking on a prepared cookie sheet
  • Let them cool and then move them to a cooling rack.
    recipe for chocolate crinkle cookies

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg