If you’ve ever read one of my Friday Favorites posts then you know I have an affinity for outrageous desserts.
Eight layer chocolate cake dripping with caramel, chewy chips ahoy and fruity pebbles? Chocolate chip cookie dough stuffed brownies wrapped in pancakes then drizzled with hot fudge? Red velvet cake balls rolled in hot rocks and marshmallows then grilled over an open flame?
I’ll take one of each.
While I enjoy drooling over these extreme edibles, I rarely make them at home. Mostly because they’d never stand a chance at a long and happy life with my raging sweet tooth, but also because I’m lazy. Of course I adore cooking but when a recipe takes longer than 30 minutes of active cooking time I tend to get a little fidgety.
Maybe that’s why my favorite Christmas cookie in the world happens to be one of the easiest. No waiting for butter to soften, no labor intensive decorating, no icing…ok, ok – the dough has to chill for a bit before being baked, but Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are totally worth it!
Each bite of this deeply chocolaty cookie treat is heavenly. The outside is sweet and slightly crisp, while the inside is rich and fudgy. They just scream ‘Christmas’ to me. Maybe it’s because they look like a chocolate snowballs!
Like I said, these cookies are super easy to make too. Cream together cocoa, vegetable oil, and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.
Next mix in gluten-free measure for measure flour, or all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt.
Getting closer!
Chill the dough for 4 hours then roll 1 Tablespoon worth of dough into a ball, and then roll in powdered sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes, and voila!
I adore these cookies, and they’re always such a crowd pleaser when I take them to get togethers!
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Description
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are such a treat around the holidays, or anytime! This sweet and chocolate cookie recipe totally hits the spot.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup gluten-free measure for measure, or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Directions
- In the bowl of a mixer (or in a medium-sized bowl) beat together cocoa, sugar, vanilla and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until mixture is smooth. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into wet ingredients in 3 batches, mixing until just combined in between each batch. Cover the dough and chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop out 1 Tablespoon dough, roll it into a ball between your palms and roll in powdered sugar. Place on a non-stick sprayed, or parchment paper lined, baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Notes
From AllRecipes.com
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
The insides of these cookies are dense like fudge, which I just can’t get enough of. Fa-la-la-la-lahhh-la-la-la-getinmymouth!
lauren @ sassy molassy 12.14.2011
YUM! These remind me of some that a local bakery makes. Off the chain. (er, I’m not really a rapper from 2000) ;)
Leigh 12.14.2011
Must be an Iowa thing. Those are, also, my fave Christmas cookies. Mom only made them at Christmas growing up and the tradition continues! YUM!
Allison 12.14.2011
My momma makes these [and molasses] cookies every Christmas- bring back so many great memories! But I always remember the wait time being the worst…
Sarah @ The Cyclist's Wife 12.14.2011
Yay! Someone else who doesn’t have the patience for decorated, cut out, iced and sprinkled holiday cookies! These look great!
Theresa 12.14.2011
These are my FAVORITE! My Mom makes them for me every year, I could eat an entire batch! I made some last year and they are really quick and easy, but they always taste better when my mom makes them :)
Diana 12.14.2011
Gluten-Free holiday cut-outs and thumbprint cookies :)
Jeannine 12.14.2011
Chocolate Crinkles are my absolute favorite as well!
Lynette 12.14.2011
They look delicious!
Did anyone else ask this? “Is it possible to leave the dough in the refrigerator overnight?”
Thanks!
Iowa Girl Eats 12.14.2011
You can chill the dough overnight in the refrigerator.
Andrea 12.14.2011
I made peppermint chocolate crinkles this weekend from BakersRoyale that were WAY labor intensive (chopping 8 oz of baker’s chocolate, melting, stirring, etc) and they didn’t turn out half as lovely as yours. Will definitely try this recipe next time I’m craving crinkles!
jane 12.14.2011
yum! i am making those for sure! as for the stair stepper, yea, we officially broke up. BUT for a good reason. my mom did it 4 days a week FOR AN HOUR (yes shes a crazy workout woman! and she is 61!!! but anyways enough about that…) and her legs actually got quite a bit bigger…i dont know about you, but i am always on a quest to make these gams nice and thin so that was all i needed to dump the ol’ stair stepper in the gutter. havent looked back since!
Traci 12.14.2011
My favorite too! Mom always made them for my birthday too (early January) because I loved them so much :)
Tiffany 12.13.2011
How funny, I just made chocolate crinkles last night! I used this recipe: but subbed mint dark chocolate for half of the chocolate. They came out really good but yours look fantastic as well! I’ll have to try those next. :)
Rebecca 12.13.2011
My favorite holiday cookies are chewy molasses cookies. They are good alone or paired with milk, coffee, cocoa, or cider. Delicious!
Storm 12.13.2011
Love the way you’ve photographed them! Beautiful.
And such an easy recipe. Gotta try it! Happy holidays :D
Ashley @ coffee cake and cardio 12.13.2011
These are great cookies. I love making them.
Lois 12.13.2011
my mom used to make what we called Angel Cookies in which you boil (yes, you read that right, ‘boil’) a completely gross-sounding concoction of eggs, sugar, chopped dates and rice krispies, and probably a bunch of other stuff too ;) and then roll into balls which are, in turn, rolled in coconut. While the process sounds icky, the result is really yummy! Also Scotch Shortbread which has a total of like 5 ingredients, with real butter being the chief one. :)
Lindsey 12.13.2011
I love a soft gingerbread, my Grandma made the best ones ever but we never got her recipe… I have found many that have come close but not the same yet. I try a couple new recipes every year :)
Brittnie (A Joy Renewed) 12.13.2011
I love that this recipe calls for ingredients that I always have on hand! Finally… no silly trip to the store for that one ingredient I will never use again. Can’t wait to test these out!
Lindsay @ biking before bed 12.13.2011
I am impressed that you were actually able to pick a favorite Christmas cookie! There are so many good ones out there. I think my favorites are Thumbprints with raspberry jam and buckeye balls.
Shannon @ Her Dog Blog 12.13.2011
In my opinion, this is the best cookie ever invented. My grandma used to make them for me as a special treat. Now that she’s not here anymore, I think it’s about time that I start making these at least once a year. :-D