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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Rich and fudgy, these chocolate crinkle cookies melt in your mouth. They have a similar texture to a fudgy brownie and are very decadent and loaded with chocolate flavor.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 22 minutes
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 116kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cocoa powder Dutch-processed
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  • Add the cocoa powder, sugar, oil and vanilla to a mixing bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on low speed until combined.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the bowl and stir together until well combined.
  • Cover the mixing bowl with a kitchen towel and place in the refrigerator to chill for 4 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Use a small cookie scoop to portion out the dough. Roll in your hands to form a ball and then roll each ball in the powdered sugar to coat.
  • Place the cookie dough balls 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set.
  • Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

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Notes

We use Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder. It's a Dutch-processed cocoa. Any variety of unsweetened cocoa powder will work in these cookies. Natural cocoa powder will produce a lighter colored cookie and Dutch-process will produce a darker cookie. Both should taste similar in the end result and either may be used, but we do prefer Dutch-processed.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg