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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

November 30, 2021 by brooke 13 Comments

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These chocolate crinkle cookies are a rich and chewy brownie like cookie, rolled in both granulated and powdered sugar. The perfect chocolate lovers cookie!

chocolate crinkle cookies on a baking sheet with a spoon of powdered sugar

CHOCOLATE CRINKLE COOKIES

I have a true love for all types of "holiday" cookies, and I seem to want to make like 10 different kinds to share with friends and neighbors during the month of December. These are one of those cookies that every time I make them and share with others I have people raving about them and asking me for the recipe. So now I'm so excited to share them with you!

If you love chocolate cookie recipes you should also try my chocolate rolo cookies, or my salted chocolate chunk cookies.

chocolate crinkle cookies scattered around

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THESE

2 KINDS OF CHOCOLATE- These use both melted milk chocolate and cocoa powder to give them and extra chewy texture and loads of chocolate flavor.

CHEWY- These cookies have a brownie like texture which keeps them extra chewy. I love to pull them out of the freezer and eat them extra cold because they don't get hard.

ROLLED IN SUGARS- Using both granulated and powdered sugar to roll these in helps the powdered sugar coat the cookies even after baking.

bite taken out of a chocolate crinkle cookie

INGREDIENTS NEEDED

  • Flour
  • Cocoa Powder
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Butter
  • Brown Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Milk Chocolate Chips
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Powdered Sugar
close up of one chocolate crinkle cookie

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. About 3 minutes.

Add eggs and vanilla and mix together.

dry ingredients
wet ingredients mixed

Add melted chocolate and mix until fully incorporated.

Slowly add dry ingredients until just mixed together. Do not over mix dry ingredients. Cover with saran wrap and place in the fridge for at least 2 hrs.

chocolate mixed into batter
batter ready to chill

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Scoop chilled dough using a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop. This dough is stickier and harder to work with than regular cookie dough, but also worth the effort/mess. Roll in granulated sugar first, followed by powdered sugar. This helps the powdered sugar from disintegrating as they bake.

dough balls
dough balls rolled in sugar for chocolate crinkle cookies

Bake 6-8 cookies per sheet for 11-13 minutes, or until edges look cooked and they are crackled.

chocolate crinkle cookies baked

HELPFUL TIPS AND THOUGHTS

Using room temperature butter and eggs before starting to mix the dough will help the dough blend better and help with the cookies texture.

Chilling the dough for these cookies is necessary because the dough is a lot softer, like a brownie batter, and rolling them in the sugars is hard to do when it's so soft.

I absolutely love to eat these cookies frozen out of the freezer. They also are the perfect texture to make ice cream sandwiches, peppermint ice cream inside is my favorite!

You are welcome to make these cookies smaller if you would like. Just watch the baking time and adjust accordingly.

chocolate crinkle cookies all over the cookie sheet

OTHER HOLIDAY COOKIE RECIPES TO TRY:

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Ginger Molasses Cookies

Salted Brown Sugar Cookies

For more yummy treats follow me on instagram @thesaltedsweets. And be sure to tag me and comment below if you make them and love them as much as I do.

chocolate crinkle cookies on a baking sheet with a spoon of powdered sugar.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

brooke
These chocolate crinkle cookies are a rich and chewy brownie like cookie, rolled in sugar. The perfect chocolate lovers cookie!
4.75 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 11 mins
2 hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 208 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter room temp
  • 1½ cups dark brown sugar light can be used also
  • 2 large eggs room temp
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 8 oz milk chocolate chips melted
  • ½ cup granulated sugar for rolling
  • ½ cup powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. About 3 minutes.
  • Add eggs and vanilla and mix together. Add melted chocolate and mix until fully incorporated.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients until just mixed together. Do not over mix dry ingredients. Cover with saran wrap and place in the fridge for at least 2 hrs.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Scoop chilled dough using a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop. This dough is stickier and harder to work with than regular cookie dough, but also worth the effort/mess. Roll in granulated sugar first, followed by powdered sugar. This helps the powdered sugar from disintegrating as they bake.
  • Bake 6-8 cookies per sheet for 11-13 minutes, or until edges look cooked and they are crackled.

Notes

The butter and eggs should not be completely chilled from the fridge.  I try to let them sit out for about 15-30 minutes before I begin my cookie making!
I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.

Nutrition

Calories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 155mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 169IUCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Heather

    December 04, 2021 at 10:31 am

    5 stars
    The perfect chocolate crinkle! A little bit of a crispy edge and a super chewy and delicious middle. My kids said it’s their new favorite. Thanks for another amazing recipe!

    Reply
    • brooke

      December 05, 2021 at 4:35 pm

      Thanks so much Heather! So glad they were loved by all!

      Reply
  2. Allison Watson

    December 05, 2021 at 4:37 pm

    5 stars
    These cookies are delicious!! So easy to make and a crowd pleaser. They were perfect for my family Christmas party.

    Reply
    • brooke

      December 05, 2021 at 5:01 pm

      Thank you So much Allison! Glad they were a crowd pleaser!

      Reply
  3. Brittany

    December 08, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    5 stars
    I used dark chocolate cocoa powder instead, and it literally tasted like a brownie in cookie form! These cookies are a huge hit! My husband and I keep going back for “just one more” 😉

    Reply
    • brooke

      December 09, 2021 at 6:56 am

      Yayyyy!! Love this! I've been known to go back for just one more WAY too often!

      Reply
  4. Nicole Zoyhofski-Starr

    December 13, 2021 at 6:42 am

    This cookie was BIG, especially using a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop. I made these for a cookie exchange and everyone loved them! They were crunchy at the edges and soft and melty in the middle due to the milk chocolate chips. I will say they were a but messy when rolling in a ball, but totally worth it. Adding this recipe to my Christmas cookie exchange 🙂

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • brooke

      December 13, 2021 at 2:52 pm

      Thank you!! Yes, definitely a messier dough... but glad you agree that its worth it!

      Reply
  5. Kinzie

    December 22, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    5 stars
    These are amazing and rich, truly like a brownie but better. They are a bit of work, for really the dough needs to be chilled - don’t ask me how I know. These may be good with coffee for breakfast, a friend told me.

    Reply
  6. Jenn

    December 26, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious and easy to pull together. Basically a brownie in a cookie form. So. Dang. Good.
    I kept my hands clean buy wearing latex gloves when it came time to roll the dough. 🙂
    Also, I made the mistake of mixing the sugars for the coating instead of doing them in separate bowls - this does not work - the sugar melts away a doesn't give you that great crackle look. After the first batch came out of the oven I switched to doing the sugar in separate bowls and the cookies came out looking amazing!
    This recipe will be in my cookie rotation now 🙂

    Reply
  7. Joanne

    February 02, 2022 at 9:51 am

    You mentioned these cookies are gluten free but flour is in the ingredients - what do you substitute to make them gluten free? Want to make these for a friend who cannot have gluten. Thank you

    Reply
    • brooke

      February 02, 2022 at 2:33 pm

      You would just need to substitute a gluten free flour, like cup4cup or Bob's Red Mill.

      Reply
  8. Cece

    December 18, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    There were perfectly chocolatey, chewy, and so fudgy! We loved them and they didn’t last long. Thank you so much for sharing!!

    Reply

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