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    Home » Recipes » Baking

    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe

    Published: Dec 12, 2012 by Radhika . 27 Comments

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    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies recipe

    Chocolate crinkle cookies with step by step photos. Butter less, rich and delicious chocolaty dough rolled in powdered sugar and baked into fudge like cookies that will be a delight to any chocolate lover. It looks like snow capped mountains at the first glance. A beautiful looking, classic cookie that is a must for your Christmas cookie plate or gift box. For all the sophisticated way it looks these crinkle cookies are so easy to put together.

    To tell that I loved baking these cookies would be an understatement. I felt like a kid when watching these cookies develop the fissures on them while they were getting baked. This is one of the easiest cookies that you can put together. I had no idea how these were going to taste and I was totally surprised when the cookie had a fudgy cakey bite to it.

    Chocolaty crinkle cookies
    As I already have a traditional Christmas Fruit cake and an eggless version of the same, I wanted to use this festive season to bake lots of different cookies. I had bookmarked these cookies from simply recipes and for the 10 minutes of preparation these cookies take to put together, these were just heavenly and chocolateeeeey....

    Trust me and give it a try and I promise that you will love gorging on them as much as you do baking them. You can also check out the Vegan Christmas Cake that's low cal and it also requires no pre-soaking of dry fruits in advance.

    Fudgy chocolate crinkle cookies

    To get perfect fudgy chocolate crinkle cookies, do not over bake them at all. If you do so, the bottom will become crisp and the cookie will not be as fudgy as it should feel like. The eggs added to the dough prevent the dough from becoming dry and keeps it moist and fudgy despite resting in the fridge overnight.

    There is no need to thaw the dough after taking them out of the fridge and you can bake the cookies right away. If you do not have espresso powder at hand, you can substitute it with any brand of instant coffee powder. Making the dough rest for a long time brings out the intense chocolate flavor.

    Chocolate crinkle cookies

    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

    Chocolate crinkle cookies that are butter less, rich and delicious chocolaty dough rolled in powdered sugar and baked into fudge like cookies.
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    Prep Time : 10 mins
    Cook Time : 15 mins
    Resting Time : 8 hrs
    Total Time : 8 hrs 15 mins
    Servings : 20 cookies
    Course : Cookies, Snacks
    Cuisine : American
    Author : Radhika

    Ingredients
      

    • All purpose flour – 1 cup
    • Baking powder – 1 tsp
    • Instant Espresso powder – ½ tsp
    • Salt – ¼ tsp
    • Cocoa powder – ½ cup
    • Sugar – ¾ cup
    • Eggs – 2
    • Vegetable oil – ¼ cup
    • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
    • Powdered sugar – ½ cup
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    Instructions
     

    • In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and keep aside.
    • In another bowl beat together cocoa powder, sugar and oil in a bowl till it form a black sticky mass. You can do this by hand mixer but I just did it manually with a balloon whisk.
    • Add one egg at a time and beat well to incorporate after each addition.
    • Add instant espresso powder, vanilla essence and mix well.
    • Add the flour mixture and mix well with a spatula until incorporated. Do not overdo it. The dough will be super sticky.
    • Cover the bowl with a lid and chill it overnight or for at least 4 hours in the Refrigerator. (I left it overnight).
    • When you are ready to bake, take it out of the fridge and make small balls from the dough and keep it ready. No need to thaw the dough to room temperature.
    • Take the powdered sugar in a bowl and roll the balls in the sugar ensuring they are well coated and fully covered with the powdered sugar.
    • Preheat the oven at 180 Deg C / 350 Deg F.
    • Place the balls on a baking tray leaving 2 inch gap between them and bake for 15 minutes.
    • Take out of the tray and let it cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
    • Store in an airtight jar.
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    Comments

    1. ruchika AdiMishra

      December 23, 2014 at 3:44 pm

      Is instant espresso powder is essential. ...
      If it is so ne substitution for it...

      Reply
    2. chandrasekaran

      December 18, 2014 at 6:45 am

      Good cookies for Christmas

      Reply
    3. Anonymous

      April 20, 2014 at 7:33 am

      Where do you find the espresso powder? I couldn't find it last time I went shopping.

      Reply
    4. Anonymous

      January 13, 2014 at 12:11 am

      can we use coffe instd of espreso powder?

      Reply
    5. Rae

      December 22, 2012 at 7:04 pm

      I made these last night and they turned out awesome! I chose your recipe because it used less oil, and with the addition of espresso powder I knew it would really complement the chocolate. I was right! Be sure to not overbake these little babies or you'll lose the fudgy center...unless you like a dry, crumbly center. Thanks so much for this version. It's the best!

      Reply
      • Radhika

        December 22, 2012 at 8:26 pm

        Thank you for the feedback Rae and you are right over baking will make the cookie crisp instead of fudgy.

        Reply
    6. anusha praveen

      December 18, 2012 at 9:43 am

      At first sight i actually thought they were biscuits with frosting or that dutch crunch bread and then on closer looks, i was like wow! these look super duper..

      Reply
    7. Manju

      December 15, 2012 at 1:46 am

      they look so cute...almost resembles the chocolate Zucchini cookies I made (its also posted on my blog)

      Reply
    8. Kavi | Foodomania

      December 14, 2012 at 8:13 pm

      Oh wow!! Radhi these cookies look soooo cute!!

      Reply
    9. DivyaGCP

      December 14, 2012 at 7:58 am

      Love these cookies.. Perfect for the season..

      Reply
    10. Lakshmi Venkatesh

      December 13, 2012 at 11:52 pm

      The cookies are looking very attractive.

      Reply
    11. Priya Sreeram

      December 13, 2012 at 6:56 pm

      lovely they look radhi; fissury chocolatey delights indeed

      Reply
    12. Priya

      December 13, 2012 at 5:11 pm

      Very attractive beauties,looks divine.

      Reply
    13. Kaveri Venkatesh

      December 13, 2012 at 5:08 pm

      The cookies look super good...the setting looks so festive Radhika

      Reply
    14. The Yogi Vegetarian

      December 13, 2012 at 1:28 pm

      What excellent pictures you took! I'd love to try these cookies, but I'd use egg replacer as we don't eat eggs.

      Reply
    15. Vidhya

      December 13, 2012 at 10:42 am

      Cookies look so inviting.

      Reply
    16. Nandita Pai Shirali

      December 13, 2012 at 10:24 am

      WOW! These look awesome Radhika. So beautifully clicked as well. Am sure they tasted divine! 🙂

      Reply
    17. Arthy Suman

      December 13, 2012 at 9:24 am

      Yummy!!!

      Reply
    18. Suja

      December 13, 2012 at 1:17 am

      Perfect one for the holiday season.. looks delicious

      Reply
    19. Mahi

      December 13, 2012 at 12:44 am

      Expected stepwise pictures Radhika! Little disappointed! The cookies look really cute! 🙂

      Reply
    20. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      December 12, 2012 at 11:35 pm

      Those look picture perfect!!! Would love to do these, but cannot use eggs... what is the best egg substitute I can use?
      Sowmya
      Ongoing Event - Eggless Bakes and Treats
      Ongoing Event - SYF&HWS - Ginger

      Reply
    21. Vimitha Anand

      December 12, 2012 at 10:32 pm

      They look so beautifulk and the recipe sounds simple. Bookmarking dear

      Reply
    22. Sayantani

      December 12, 2012 at 9:23 pm

      awesome recipe and so so well made. perfect for the holiday season.

      Reply
    23. Priya R

      December 12, 2012 at 9:17 pm

      Lovely cookies Radhika perfectly done 🙂 love them

      Reply
    24. divya

      December 12, 2012 at 9:15 pm

      slurp...looks very tempting...

      Reply
    25. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj

      December 12, 2012 at 9:09 pm

      lovely cookies...
      Ghee Rice
      VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

      Reply
    26. Veena Theagarajan

      December 12, 2012 at 8:28 pm

      so crispy and yummy
      http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

      Reply

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