Is anyone else as obsessed with Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?
I can't be stopped. These ooey, gooey chocolate Crinkle Cookies are my favorite chocolate cookie EVER. Okay, well put them on the same level as my chocolate chip cookies and molasses cookies and it's like the trifecta of cookies. I could subsist on that forever and ever. And seeing as how calories don't count until January 1, and we have a solid 3-ish weeks until Santa comes... I say let's do it!
The recipe couldn't be easier, you can make them right this second and then snack on them for the next few days. I promise you won't be disappointed! The inside is gooey and soft, the outside is just slightly crispy and coated with a layer of powered sugar that will leave you dusted with happiness.
Gooey Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups white sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs at room temp
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, combine the cocoa powder, white sugar and vegetable oil. Mix for 2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until evenly combined. Add the flour, baking powder and salt and incorporate all the ingredients. Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Measure out small ball of dough, I used about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie. Roll the dough into balls with lightly oiled hands. Coat each ball in powdered sugar before placing onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool slightly before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
I made these cookies last year and they were perfect: gooey and fluffy, honestly, just like the photo. This year, they were still gooey but flat. What did I do wrong? I don’t have a stand mixer and mixed by hand. should I use a hand mixer? I don’t remember what i did last year…Help!
that's so odd! how did you measure the flour? scoop and level?
Would this recipe still work if I added chocolate chips? I’m crazy for chocolate 🙂
yes! 1 cup would work
Do you freeze the balls of dough, then when ready to cook, thaw the balls for fifteen minutes then oil hands and roll in powdered sugar? Trying to make the dough today and cook on Christmas 🙂
How long can I refrigerate the dough and still have perfect cookies? I would like to refrigerate overnight, but I want these to be as wonderful as they were when I made them last year after following the 3 hour direction.
Would also love an answer to this. I made them with the 3 hour directions and they were gobbled up, but it would be great to refrigerate overnight!
you can absolutely chill over night! never an issue
Can I use melted butter? I prefer not to use vegetable oil. Thanks. Love your recipes!
it actually will have a very very different consistency. still works, but won't be goeey. If there's another oil you like, use that!
Should I freeze the cookies after I bake them or freeze the batter then bake?
either one works to be totally honest! My preference is to freeze the balls of dough, let them thaw for 15 minutes and then bake
Aloha! Can olive oil be used instead of vegetable oil? Thank you~
sure can but will have a bit of a more distinct flavor