chocolate crinkles

Name: Chocolate Crinkles
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 cup(s) packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/8 teaspoon(s) sea salt; 1 large egg; 1/3 cup(s) sour cream; 1 teaspoon(s) Mexican vanilla; 1 1/2 cup(s) unbleached flour; 1/3 cup(s) semi-sweet mini chocloate chips; 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar, for rolling dough balls

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Arlene Lickiss

Stafford, KS

Updated on Nov 1, 2024

I tried many recipes for these cookies and finally, here is the winner! Soft and very chocolaty, perfect for any choc-o-holic. Place baked cookies in layers separated by waxed paper in a covered airtight container to store. Store at room temperature for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months. For a variation, add 1 tsp of cinnamon and/or coffee powder. Finely chopped pecans or walnuts are good additions, too.

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

Chocolate crinkles will be a pretty addition to your holiday cookie tray. With the cracked powdered sugar, the chocolate cookie peeks through and looks pretty. They're soft, chewy, and full of chocolate flavor. The cookie is not overly sweet, so rolling them in powdered sugar adds sweetness.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 1 Hr 30 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 2 dozen

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1 large egg
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1/3 cup semi-sweet mini chocloate chips
1/2 cup powdered sugar, for rolling dough balls

How To Make chocolate crinkles

Test Kitchen Tips

If you don't have Mexican vanilla, use pure vanilla extract. We used a cookie scoop to make uniform cookie dough balls.

Step 1

Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.

Step 2

Add the brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.
Step 3

Beat in egg, sour cream, and vanilla until combined.
Step 4

Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in the remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
Step 5

Fold in chocolate chips.
Step 6

Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour.
Step 7

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
Step 8

Place powdered sugar in a small bowl. Roll the balls in the powdered sugar coating them completely.
Step 9

Place balls 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are firm. Do not overbake.
Step 10

Cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool.
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