Have you tried these deeply chocolatey cookies? They're like a brownie in the shape of a cookie with a powdered sugar crackle or crinkle top. While these are popular Christmas cookies, they are easy enough to make any time of year!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- Easy, from-scratch chocolate brownie-like cookies!
- A classic cookie is known as crackle cookies, crinkle cookies, or whippersnapper cookies!
- Made with butter and cocoa powder!
Ingredient Notes
- Olive Oil - Coconut, canola, or any cooking oil works just as well.
- Cocoa - I always use Ghirardelli brand cocoa; however, any brand except Hershey's should work fine. Hershey's tends to have a bitter taste to it.
- Variations
- Dark Chocolate - For a dark chocolate crackle cookie, use black or dark chocolate cocoa powder
- Nuts - you can add ¾ cup chopped nuts of your choice to the cookie dough for a nutty version.
Step by Step Instructions
- Since this dough needs to chill, you don't need to preheat your oven yet.
- Whisk the sugar and cocoa together in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the butter and olive oil.
- Cream for 3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in the baking powder, salt, and...
- ...flour.
- This is a gooey, sticky dough! Resist the urge to add more flour! Picture 6 is what my cookie dough looked like right before I popped it in the fridge to chill.
- Chill the cookie dough for an hour or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper or spray them with non-stick cooking spray.
- Measure the powdered sugar into a shallow dish like a pie plate.
- Scoop dough out by tablespoonfuls and roll through the powdered sugar.
- NOTE: Put the cookie dough back in the fridge between batches and pull it back out to scoop out more cookies.
- Place each powdered sugar-covered ball on a prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool slightly before eating!
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
What makes these cookies crackle or crinkle?
The crackle or crinkle comes from the cookie dough expanding while baking, leaving cracks without powdered sugar on them.
Can you freeze these?
Yes, just make sure the cookies are completely cool before layering them between wax paper and freezing them in an airtight container.
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Fudgy Chocolate Crackle Cookies
Have you tried these deeply chocolatey cookies? They're like a brownie in the shape of a cookie with a powdered sugar crackle or crinkle top. While these are popular Christmas cookies, they are easy enough to make any time of year!
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 1 Cup Cocoa
- 8 Tbs. Butter softened
- ¼ Cup Olive Oil
- 4 Eggs
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 ½ cups Flour
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Measure the sugar and cocoa into a large mixing bowl, whisking to mix.
- Add the butter and olive oil.
- Cream for 3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add the baking powder, salt and flour.
- The dough should be really gooey. Resist the urge to add more flour!!!
- Put the dough in the fridge and chill for an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray your baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray or line them with parchment.
- Dump the powdered sugar in a shallow dish like a pie plate.
- Scoop the cold dough out into portions that are about 1 & ½ Tbs. A #40 cookie scoop works best for this.
- Roll each chocolate dough ball through the powdered sugar, coating them well. Place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- I recommend keeping the dough in the fridge in between batches. This cookie dough is much easier to work with when it is cold.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Eat warm or cooled.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Variations
- Dark Chocolate - For a dark chocolate crackle cookie, use black cocoa or dark chocolate cocoa powder
- Nuts - you can add ¾ cup chopped nuts of your choice to the cookie dough for a nutty version.
Nutrition
Calories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 0.3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 64mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 0.3mg
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KiMee Nicole Price
Perfect with hot chocolate!!!