Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Recipe

These cookies.

They fly off the plate so fast I’ve never had a chance to photograph them until now. And you better believe I had to beat off a lot of snitching hands trying to sneak a few, just to get these shots. Ha!

I found this recipe in a magazine over a decade ago and they quickly became my “go-to” Christmas cookie. They look beautiful and taste even better than they look.

It’s like a combination of a cookie, brownie and donut. Be still my heart.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Please note that the dough needs to rest in the fridge for 2+ hours before baking. Make sure you take this into account! Sometimes, I make the dough a day ahead of time and let it sit in the fridge overnight.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips (about 3/4 cup)
3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar

METHOD

In large bowl, combine the melted butter, cocoa powder and sugar.
Whisk in the eggs and vanilla.
In medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Use a spoon or rubber spatula to add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours (or overnight).
When ready to bake, heat oven to 350 F.
Pour confectioner’s sugar into a small bowl.
Roll the dough into balls about the size of a ping pong ball. Place dough balls in the bowl of confectioner’s sugar, and roll them around until evenly coated.
Place dough balls on a cookie sheet (I always use parchment paper) and bake for 10-11 minutes. Cookies will be very soft and gooey.
Allow cookies to cool on a wire rack for about 5 minutes (I simply slide the parchment paper with cookies off the baking sheet onto the wire rack).
Dust cookies with remaining confectioner’s sugar. I put a few tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar in a small sieve and lightly tap the sieve over the cookies.
Allow cookies to cool completely before handling.