Chocolate Crinkle Cookies - sweet, easy and the BEST chocolate crinkle cookie recipe with butter, cocoa and powdered sugar. These cookies are great for Christmas and holidays!

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies - best, homemade, classic Christmas holiday cookies recipe! Sweet, fudgy and loaded with cocoa and sugar | rasamalaysia.com

Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Recipe

Chocolate crinkle cookies is one of the most popular Christmas cookies, other than butter cookies and melting moments cookies.

This is an easy recipe that yields the best chocolate crinkle cookies ever! The recipe is 100% fail-proof and novice baker friendly.

I love the cracked look and the contrast of the powdery white against the dark cocoa. These cookies have a brownie-like texture, moist, soft and a bit chewy.

They look absolutely festive and make the best Christmas and holiday gifts to neighbors, friends and family.

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How To Make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?

This is an easy recipe that calls for a simple 3-step process:

Make the cookie dough using a stand mixer. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Roll the dough into balls, flattened with your hand and then coat with powdered sugar.
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

Just follow the step-by-step method and instructions in the recipe card and watch my video above to make homemade chocolate crinkle cookies.

Baker’s Tips

To get the cookies extra white with powdered sugar, coat each cookie with a ton of powdered sugar before baking.
This ensures the cookies don’t absorb the powdered sugar during bake time.
To make the cookies extra festive, substitute the vanilla extract with peppermint extract to make chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Cake Mix or Brownie Mix?

You can certainly make the cookies with a store-bought cake mix and brownie mix, but this recipe is so easy that you don’t really have to buy packaged cake mix.

Can You Make Chocolate Crinkles without Cocoa Powder?

Yes, you can use unsweetened chocolate to replace cocoa powder in the recipe.

If you use real chocolate, just melt the chocolate in a microwave, for about 1 minute. Stir the melted chocolate after 1 minute.

If the chocolate hasn’t melted smoothly, heat in the microwave for another 10 seconds.

Can I freeze Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?

I don’t recommend freezing these cookies, especially after they are dusted with powdered sugar.

If you have to freeze them, do not dust powdered sugar before baking in the oven.

To serve frozen cookies, heat them up in a toaster oven and then dust with powdered sugar.

I recommend storing the cookies in an air-tight container, at room temperature for up to a week.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Calories

This recipe is only 48 calories per cookie.

What to Serve with the Cookies?

Serve the cookies with other festive desserts and cookies. I recommend the following recipes.

Yield: 72 cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe

Name: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: baking
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (120 g); 2 cups granulated sugar (400 g); 1/2 cup unsalted butter (preferred) or oil (115 g); 4 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (10 ml); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 g); 1/2 cup powdered sugar (50 g)

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies - sweet, easy and the BEST chocolate crinkle cookie recipe with butter, cocoa and powdered sugar. Great for Christmas holidays!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 32 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (120 g)
2 cups granulated sugar (400 g)
1/2 cup unsalted butter (preferred) or oil (115 g)
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (10 ml)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups all-purpose flour (240 g)
1/2 cup powdered sugar (50 g)

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cocoa, granulated sugar and butter (or oil) on medium speed. Reduce the speed to low and add 1 egg at a time until combined. Mix in the remaining ingredients in the order listed, for the exception of the powdered sugar. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and coat with powdered sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to rest on the hot cookie sheet for one minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

For more prominent results, use more powdered sugar and coat the cookie dough balls heavily before baking.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size

72 cookies
Amount Per Serving Calories 48Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 12mgSodium 20mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 1gSugar 6gProtein 1g

Comments

Bea

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How long can I keep the dough in fridge? For example I have extra dough, is it okay to keep it in long or it won’t be fresh anymore?

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  You can keep it for a couple of days and wrapped tight.
  
Alexa Pascua

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Hi, every time i make this I have a small problem. When I leave the dough in room temperature after taking it out from the fridge, it melts when i try to form it into balls which makes it really messy. Should I leave the dough in the freezer to prevent this from happening?

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  Hmmm, that’s very strange. Make sure it’s probably chilled and you can try freezer but it will be rock hard.
  
Lorraine

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Hi :)
It was my first time to try baking chocolate crinkles. I just followed everything in your recipe. It turned out great. Me and my family love it!
At first, I was so scared that it will fail but NO!
100% Successful :)
Thank you for your recipe <3
By the way, if I only have the regular butter how much salt do I need to add in the recipe?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
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  Just a pinch is fine.
  
Cara

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If I use chocolate tablea instead of cocoa powder, how many tablets should I melt to substitute the 1 cup of cocoa powder?

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  Sorry Cara, I don’t know without trying the recipe with chocolate chips.
  
Kat

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Hello! I have tried this recipe many times(I love it) and I am wondering, can you make these without powdered sugar? Or will it mess everything up?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
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  Hi Kat, it’s not chocolate crinkle cookies without powdered sugar.
  
wanda torrey

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haven’t made these yet. I might be blind, but I don’t see anywhere that tells what temp the oven should be on.

- Rasa Malaysia
  
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  The recipe card clearly stated it as “Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.”
  
Cee

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Can I leave in the fridge overnight?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
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  You can but it’s fine just to leave them room temperature overnight and covered.
  
Diane

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Quick question…..melted butter or softened?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
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  Softened. Please check the video on the post.