Classic Chocolate Cookies rolled in powdered sugar. I have searched high and low for this amazing chocolate cookie recipe.
Source: An old cookie cookbook that belongs to my mother-in-law.
I have searched for years for a good chocolate crinkle recipe. The recipe I had, which I got from who knows where, was just terrible. This year, my mother-in-law confessed that she had the same problem. She pulled out this book, from which she used to make cookies years ago, and we decided to both make a batch of chocolate crinkles. She even donated the chocolate squares to my cause! And, finally, the recipe lived up to the promise! These cookies are everything I remembered them to be; slightly crunchy on the outside, but still soft and chewy with a great chocolate flavor. (I wonder if it is because it calls for oil instead of shortening.)
This is a fabulous everyday cookie, although in our family, we mostly eat them at Christmas. Either way, I’m certain this recipe will make it into your own “favorite recipes” file!
Chocolate Crinkles
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A chewy and chocolatey cookie topped with powdered sugar.
Recipe type: Cookies
Serves: 3-4 dozen
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 4 squares (4 oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups flour
- about 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix oil, melted chocolate, and sugar. Blend in one egg at a time, then add vanilla and mix well.
- Add salt, baking powder, and flour, and mix just until incorporated. Wrap dough tightly in plastic and chill for several hours or over night.
- Place powdered sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into balls and roll in powdered sugar to coat. Place on baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Allow to sit 1-2 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
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My grandma used to bake these and they where one of my favorites. I have been looking for this recipe for years. Thanks csi much! Checked out a lot of the other recipes and you have given me the itch to bake again. I do treats for a First Friday Art Walk in my little town and am already figuring out what to make.
It seems I am the only one that gets green crinkles. The frosting sugar, once the crinkles are baked, usually gets green in some parts. I ‘ve also been doing stollen, which requires powdered sugar dusting in the end. When I try to put it away in a plastic bag to keep it fresh, whatever I touch becomes green. I’ve searched online and no one ever mentions the turning-green powdered sugar. Is it only my powdered sugar? Has it ever happened to you? Does it have to do with humidity? I tried drying out the powdered sugar from the stollen, leaving it there in the open air for a while, then as soon as I touched it, the green marks appeared.