Chocolate Espresso Crinkles

Name: Chocolate Espresso Crinkles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 4 oz bittersweet chocolate; 1/4 c cocoa, unsweetened; 1 1/2 Tbsp instant espresso; 1/2 c all purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/8 tsp salt; 4 Tbsp butter, softened; 2/3 c brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp milk; 3/4 c confectioners' sugar

By Carol Matthias
@cmatthias

Even my little boy loves these super chocolatey, rich cookies. They're the perfect addition to the cookie plate at the holidays.

A note on the instant espresso -- I've used the cheap brand at the supermarket (in the coffee aisle) and I've used the expensive Williams-Sonoma powder. Truth be told, they taste pretty similar. The quality of the chocolate is far more important.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

45 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

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4 oz

bittersweet chocolate
1/4 c

cocoa, unsweetened
1 1/2 Tbsp

instant espresso
1/2 c

all purpose flour
1 tsp

baking powder
1/8 tsp

salt
4 Tbsp

butter, softened
2/3 c

brown sugar, firmly packed
1

egg
1 Tbsp

milk
3/4 c

confectioners' sugar

How to Make Chocolate Espresso Crinkles

Step-by-Step

Melt and cool bittersweet chocolate.
In a medium bowl, sift together cocoa, espresso, flour, baking powder and salt.
Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy with mixer. Beat in egg until well combined. Mix in cooled melted chocolate.
Gradually add flour mixture on low setting. Add in milk until just mixed in (don't overbeat).
Flatten dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze until firm (about an hour).
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Pour confectioners' sugar into a bowl. Roll a few balls at a time into the sugar -- make sure they are completely coated in white.
Place balls on sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake about 12 to 14 minutes. The cookies will flatten and the white coating will crack (the cookies will be soft). Cool on a wire rack.