Chocolate Crinkles
These chocolate crinkles are easy to make, but do require chilling the dough for several hours before forming into cookies and baking. They have a strong chocolate taste and a dramatic black and white appearance. One recipe makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
Total Time
Prep: 45 minutes Chilling: Several hours Baking: 10 to 12 minutes
Servings
36–48
Prep Time
45 minutes
½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
4 squares (4 oz / 115 g) unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups (480 ml) white granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
2 cups (480 ml) all purpose flour
2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt
1 cup (240 ml) confectioners' sugar
Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar.
Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla.
Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into chocolate mixture.
Chill several hours or overnight.
Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into confectioners' sugar.
Roll in sugar; shape into balls.
Place about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on greased baking sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
12 minutes