Home > Desserts > Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Chocolate Crinkle Cookies December 2, 2019 | 3 Comments SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Jump to Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Soft, thick, and fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies filled with milk chocolate chips and coated in powdered sugar. Add some other favorite cookies to your holiday cookie platter such as these oatmeal cookies, Mexican wedding cookies, chewy chocolate chip cookies. As much as I love Thanksgiving (and that’s a lot), Christmas baking is always my favorite. I bake cookies with the boys all December long and it’s one of our most enjoyable ways to spend time together. I am so excited for the line-up of cookies and Christmas treats coming your way over the next couple of weeks; there’s a lot I’ll be sharing! Today we’re starting with one of our favorites — Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are soft, chewy, fudgy, and they practically melt in your mouth. How to make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies The descriptions below correlate with the photo collage above. Cream together room temperature butter and sugars until light and creamy. Beat in the sour cream (I know, sounds weird, but it’s the secret ingredient to make these cookies ultra fudgy!), eggs, and vanilla extract. Add dry ingredients and chocolate chips in another bowl. Stir to combine. Add dry to wet and mix until just combined. It will be extremely thick and quite wet — these cookies have to chill before rolling into balls. Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to measure out perfect cookie dough balls. Roll the ball in powdered sugar. Place on a baking sheet and bake. Tips for better cookies Spoon and level the flour or weigh it to get a more accurate measurement of flour. Too much flour makes these cookies overly cakey. Chill the dough to helps solidify the butter and concentrate the flavors. It also makes rolling these into ball easier — it will be practically impossible to roll balls of dough without chilling. Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to measure cookie dough balls — this will assure even-sized cookies which is important for even baking. Bake on a Silpat® silicone liner or parchment paper: This helps with a quick clean up, helps ensure the bottoms don’t burn, and helps the baking to be even throughout. I’ve tested Chocolate Crinkle Cookies on both parchment paper and a Silpat liner; we preferred cookies baked on the Silpat. Use Dutch process cocoa powder (more on this below). Chocolate Crinkle Cookie ingredients: Butter: Use unsalted, real butter. We like to use unsalted and then add salt so we can perfectly control the amount of salt in the cookies. Sugar: White and light brown sugar go into these cookies. Egg Sour cream: This is the secret to soft and fudgy cookies! Extracts: Vanilla extract is essential; the almond extract is optional, but it does add a nice hint of flavor. Cocoa powder: This is arguably the most important ingredient in this recipe. You want to make sure to use Dutch process cocoa powder for these cookies. Regular cocoa powder will make these cookies dry and less flavorful. Here’s the exact cocoa powder I use (and highly recommend; affiliate). Flour, baking powder, and salt: You can test to make sure your baking powder is fresh! Chocolate chips: We love milk chocolate chips in these cookies, but use your favorite — semi-sweet, dark, or white would all work great. More cookie recipes: Thumbprint Cookies raspberry-almond flavored Lemon Cookies with a lemon glaze Edible Cookie Dough reader favorite! Caramel Oatmeal Cookies Rolo-stuffed oatmeal cookies Flourless Monster Cookies peanut butter-oat cookies FOLLOW ALONG! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates, recipes and content. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies 5 from 5 votes - Review this recipe Soft, thick, and fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are filled with milk chocolate chips and coated in powdered sugar. SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Print Recipe Chocolate Crinkle Cookies 5 from 5 votes - Review this recipe SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Print Recipe Soft, thick, and fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are filled with milk chocolate chips and coated in powdered sugar. Course Dessert Cuisine American Keyword chocolate crinkle cookies Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 9 minutes Chilling Time 1 hour Total Time 1 hour 29 minutes Servings 45 cookies Calories 79kcal Ingredients1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter softened to room temperature3/4 cup (150g) white sugar1/2 cup (88g) packed brown sugar1 large egg, at room temperature1/2 cup (94g) full-fat sour cream, at room temperature1 small drop almond extract, optional1 teaspoon vanilla extract1-3/4 cups (219g) all-purpose flour1/2 cup (56g) unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder Note 12 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup (165g) milk chocolate chips (or use semi-sweet or dark -- whichever you prefer)1 cup powdered sugar InstructionsWET INGREDIENTS: In a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (the mixture should resemble peanut butter). Beat in egg, sour cream, almond extract, and vanilla extract.DRY INGREDIENTS: In a separate bowl, combine the flour, Dutch process cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add in chocolate chips. Stir to combine.COMBINE: Combine wet and dry and mix until just combined being careful to not over-mix. Cover the dough and chill for at least 30 minutes and preferably 1 hour.ROLL BALLS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a large tray with parchment paper or a Silpat liner. Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to measure equal cookie dough balls. Roll in powdered sugar and place on prepared sheet pan with no more than 9 cookies per pan. Chill for another 10 minutes.BAKE: Bake at 350 degrees F for 7-10 minutes or until set (just until the top is no longer glossy). Be careful to not over-bake. A soft, very slightly under-baked cookie is the best for a delicious fudgy texture. Once the cookies come out of the oven, let stand on cookie sheet for 5-7 minutes. Then dip again in bowl of powdered sugar. Transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling.STORAGE: Keep leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Cookies are best enjoyed with 2 days. Video Recipe NotesNote 1: Make sure to use Dutch process cocoa powder in these cookies. Regular cocoa powder will make these cookies dry and less flavorful. Here's the exact cocoa powder I use (affiliate). Nutrition FactsCalories: 79kcal DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? I love hearing from you when you've made one of my recipes! Tag me on Instagram at @ChelseasMessyApron or leave me a comment below.
