Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a must for your Holiday Cookie Jar. It's fudgy, rich like a brownie but with the crisp outer texture. Most importantly, it is very easy to make!
Baking cookies with my kiddo is one of my favorite Holiday tradition, and I often look for cookies that can be easy to make with him. The Soft Gingerbread cookies and the Candy Cane Cookies are a must every year.
It's been a while since I baked these chocolate crinkle cookies, and it is one of my favorite cookies. So this time I decided to make a detailed video to show you how easy the steps are.
The cookie dough needs a couple of hours of resting time in the refrigerator, so just keep that in mind while planning.
Why you will love these Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?
Easy to make - I cannot stress this point enough. It needs no softened butter or electric stand mixer. The dough is effortless to make.
Basic Ingredients - The cookie calls for few basic ingredients and nothing too gourmet.
No cookie cutter needed - No rolling the dough or cookie cutter needed. Just make small balls and place it on the cookie sheet. Perfect to bake with kids.
If you want to make a lot of cookies with one basic dough, try this Basic Butter Cookie Dough Recipe
Ingredient you need
All purpose flour - I haven't tried with gluten free flour and have always made with all purpose flour. You can use wheat flour too, but the taste and texture will vary.
Cocoa Powder - There is no chocolate added to the dough, just cocoa powder. So use good quality cocoa powder to make the cookies.
Sugar - I use white granulated sugar. You can try with brown sugar too.
Baking Powder - Baking powder will help to rise the cookies.
Powdered Sugar - The cookie dough is rolled in powdered sugar before baking. As it bakes, the dough cracks open, and the powdered sugar helps to show the cracks nicely.
Eggs - I haven't tried baking these cookies eggless.
Flavors - I used orange zest along with vanilla extract. You can use lemon zest too.
What I liked the most about this Chocolate Crinkle Cookies is that it had no chocolate and no butter, just oil and cocoa powder. Makes it a tad bit guilt free!
Steps to prepare the crinkle cookies
- In a mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients - all purpose flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking powder and orange zest. Give a whisk to mix everything.
- Crack the eggs in the mixing bowl.
3. Pour oil and vanilla extract if using.
4. Using a runner spatula, mix everything to form a dough. You can use your hands too. It will feel a little dry at first, but will come together eventually.
5. Cover the dough and let it rest in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can make the dough previous night too.
6. Scoop a little more than a tablespoon size portion of the dough using a cookie scooper.
7. Drop the cookie dough in a bowl with powdered sugar.
8. Using your clean hand, roll the dough into a ball.
9. Line the dough balls in a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or baking silpat. Keep an inch apart, as the cookies will spread a little on baking.
10. The texture of the Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are like fudgy brownie, so avoid over baking. Insert a tooth pick and if it comes out clean, it's done.
Recipe Video of Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
FAQs
You definitely can, but do keep in mind that wheat flour can make the cookie taste a little too dense. The texture and taste will definitely vary.
I am sure you can. Egg adds a richness to the cookies. If you make the cookie eggless, you might have to add a little milk to bring the dough together. I haven't tried eggless yet, but will definitely update the recipe once I do that.
It makes 25 cookies
Powdered sugar is not added to the dough. It is used to roll the cookie ball and as it bakes, the cookie crack open and the powdered sugar creates that crinkle effect on the cookies.
More Christmas Treats you must try:
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup olive oil
- zest of 1 orange
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, orange zest, salt and sugar in a bowl.
- Add egg, oil and vanilla extract to the bowl.
- Using a rubber spatula, mix everything to form a sticky dough.
- Cover the dough and keep it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
- Keep the cookie sheet ready with parchment paper.
- Pour the confectioner’s sugar in a bowl.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator.
- Using a cookie scooper or a spoon, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and drop in the confectioner’s sugar.
- Roll it in the sugar and keep it on the parchment paper.
- Bake it for 13 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cookie.
- Allow the cookies to stay on the hot cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer it to a wire rack to cool down completely.
DB-Foodie Stuntman
I can see why you wanted to make these cookies: not too sweet and visually stunning! Congratulations on making the foodbuzz Top 9!
Nandita
The cookies are absolutely gorgeous. These are actually making me wanna dig into them right now. Awesome post kankana 🙂
Geraldine Saucier
Delicious cookies:)
izyan d.
I could really use some chocolate crinkles cookies and a cup of warm milk right about now and a nap afterwards. I'd love to try these cookies as it looks simple and easy and the ingredients are very minimal. This would be a hit on Eid next month!
vimitha
These cookies look so gorgeously done. Am bookmarking this dear. Yummy and sinful cookies
Kiran
Yummy!! I love pinterest for so many inspirations 🙂
lisaiscooking
Pinterest is a great place for inspiration! Your cookies look fantastic.
Kimberly
These were my favorite cookies when I was a child! I haven't thought of them in ages- thank you for the sweet reminder! xx
Reem | Simply Reem
So I saw these on pinterest, jumped to ur site....
That's what ur photography does to me, makes me hungry and impatient....
The last pic with the quote .., beautiful!!!
I love crinkes their gooey inside n crackly surface makes them hard to resist
Perfect!!
reese@SeasonwithSpic
I haven't found any inspiration to bake yet since the big move, but looking at these crinkle cookies does change my mind. Oh wait, I think I want to eat them first:)
rebecca
oh lovely cookies and great photography as always
Joanne
I'm so glad you had that urge to bake because these crinkle cookies look amazing! The perfect midday snack.
Nami | Just One Cookbook
I love that this cookie recipe uses olive oil! I probably have never seen any cookie recipes using olive oil solely instead of butter (but remember I don't bake, so I don't know many recipes). I love your pictures and now I'm tempted to try just like how you felt! 😉 Lovely pictures and love the rustic feeling!
wokandspoon
Never tried baking these before. They always looked 'hard' to do to get the effects - will definitely try them now.
Tanvi@SinfullySpicy
I have been wanting to bake crinkles for such a long time..Still dont know when I will.Yours came out so perfect. Just finished dinner & I wish I had a a glass of milk & few of these 🙂
Spencer
They look so good! I reckon I could eat a whole plateful of them in about 5 minutes flat.
Shumaila
I wanted to bake all day but after a trip to the eye doctor my eyes and head felt heavy so had to avoid the urge, instead I slept. I wish I had you close by so that I got could just live off the smell and maybe a piece (make that 5) to nibble on!
Kitchen Belleicious
love love love! crinkle cookies are so fun and cute and simply delicious. I am the biggest sweet lover you will ever meet- ever! So give me these! LOL!
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen
I do have a sweet tooth but I have a feeling I'd love these little cookies too!
Prerna@IndianSimmer
Alright, its 3pm in the afternoon, I am hungry and NO I do not have these cookies with some milk on the side. Its making me cranky 🙁
LURVE the post babe and pictures as usual are gorgeous. I always found crinkle cookies to be so inviting and perfect to shoot, wonder why I never thought of making them before. Will try the recipe soon since it has all the right ingredients as well.