Chocolate Crinkle Cookies With Video

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

Pour oil and vanilla extract if using.
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.
Cover the dough and let it rest in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can make the dough previous night too.
Scoop a little more than a tablespoon size portion of the dough using a cookie scooper.
Drop the cookie dough in a bowl with powdered sugar.
Using your clean hand, roll the dough into a ball.
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.
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.