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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Crinkle Cookies are melt in mouth, fudge cookies made by baking a mix of flour, chocolate, eggs which are garnished with icing sugar. Crinkle Cookies are a treat to eyes, mouth & heart and commonly made during Christmas & special occasions. Crinkle Cookies Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings15 cookies
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup maida / all purpose flour ~97 gms
  • 115 gms cooking chocolate* semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate / coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated white sugar ~50 gms
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • * I used half and half of semi sweet and dark chocolate chopped coarsely

Instructions

  • Chop cooking chocolate coarsely and transfer it to a heat proof bowl placed over a sauce pan of simmering water.
  • Add butter to it and melt it until creamy and saucy as shown below. Cool down to room temperature.
  • Beat egg and sugar until thick, pale and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla essence and beat it once.
  • When you slowly raise the beater, the batter will fall back into the bowl in slow ribbons…that is the correct consistency.
  • Add it to melted chocolate butter mixture and whisk it well until even mixing. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl whisk together maida, baking powder and salt.
  • Now add this mixture to the chocolate mixture and mix well. It will be sticky at this stage.
  • Cover with a silver foil / plastic wrap and chill it for at least 3 hours or overnight is best. It should be firm when you touch and see.
  • Preheat oven to 165 deg C for 10mins. Now the dough is ready to use.
  • Meanwhile use a tablespoon to scoop out the dough then shape it into balls and roll each ball into icing sugar.
  • Make sure it is completely coated so that no chocolate dough is shown outside. Do this for the entire dough.
  • Lay a parchment paper in the baking tray and line the cookies about 1.5 inches apart.
  • Bake them at 165 deg C for 8-10mins. Mine got done in exactly 10mins….
  • The edges will be slightly firm but the center will be slightly soft that is correct texture for chewy cookies. Do not overbake till crispy.
  • Remove from oven and cool down in wire rack.
  • Serve Chocolate Crinkle Cookies warm or at room temperature. Store in airtight container and enjoy!

Notes

  • It is best to refrigerate it overnight so that it is firm to roll and shape them into balls. I couldn't wait so refrigerated only for 3 hrs.
  • While melting cooking chocolate, make sure to check and refill the saucepan with water incase if it gets emptied in between.
  • I used half and half of semi sweet and dark chocolate so the sweetness was just perfect for me.
  • I forgot to make the batter and refrigerate it overnight so I chilled the cookie dough only for 3 hours, you see I go impatient when the recipe calls for chilling/waiting time….as I couldn't wait to see the beautiful crinkle cookies 🙂
  • Choose good quality cooking chocolate for best results , I used Morde brand.
  • Don't be tempted to overbake seeing the soft cookies after 10mins, they will become firm after cooling down. Overbaking the cookies makes them dry.
  • The cookies are best when had warm.
  • When you roll the cookie dough balls in icing sugar, make sure to roll them evenly so that the chocolate dough doesn't show up outside.
  • The chocolate should be melted with some butter, and once melted allow the mixture to cool down to room temperature before adding to the batter.
  • If you like coffee flavour add a teaspoon of instant coffee powder to the flour mixture.
  • These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a day or 2 but I bet they will not last long mine got over the same day I baked them 🙂
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Amount Per Serving (30 g)
Calories 114 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 32mg1%
Potassium 55mg2%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 66IU1%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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