Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies: Rich & Delicious Cookie Recipe! (2024)

Chocolate crinkle cookies are a perfectly rich and deliciously fudgy drop cookie that are great for a get-together or simple dessert! Tasty, decadent chocolate dough is rolled in both granulated and powdered sugar so that the cookies crackle beautifully when baked in the oven! No matter the reason, these crinkle cookies are always a welcome treat!

Easy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate crinkle cookies are an elegant and easy dessert to whip up for any get-together, work party, or potluck! These brownie-like cookies have a rich chocolate flavor and a unique texture that everyone will enjoy.

If you love baking delicious treats for your family (like me), you can't go wrong with a cookie that has a crisp powdered sugar exterior and a soft gooey center. Once you make a batch of these beautifully sugar-frosted cookies, you'll be hooked!

🥘 Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Ingredients

These elegant crinkle cookies only require a handful of common baking ingredients! You may have most of them already in your pantry if you frequently bake.

Cookies

• Unsweetened Chocolate - 4ounces ofunsweetened chocolate(chopped).
• Butter- 4tablespoons ofbutter(cubed).
• Sugar - ¾cup ofsugar.
• Light Brown Sugar - ¾cupof light brown sugar(packed).
• Eggs - 2largeeggs(at room temperature).
• Vanilla Extract - 1teaspoon ofvanilla extract.
• All-Purpose Flour - 1cup ofall-purpose flour(spoon and leveled).
• Cocoa Powder - ½cup ofunsweetened cocoa powder(sifted).
• Baking Powder - 1teaspoon ofbaking powder.
• Baking Soda - ¼teaspoon ofbaking soda.
• Salt - ½teaspoon ofsalt.
• Candy Canes - 4candy canes(crushed).

For Rolling

• Sugar - ½cup ofsugar.
• Confectioners Sugar - ½cup ofconfectioners sugar.

*Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!*

🔪 How To Make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

If you've made cookies before, these chocolate crinkle cookies will be a breeze! To get started, you'll need a silicone spatula, mixing bowl, measuring cups, and a baking sheet.

1 batch of this recipe will make 15 cookies. You can easily double the ingredients if are serving cookies for a large party!

Preheat Oven & Melt Chocolate

1. Prep. To begin, preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
2. Melt. Add your 4 ounces of chopped chocolate and 4 tablespoons of cubed butter to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir. Continue to heat the chocolate and butter in 15-second increments, stirring in between. Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, set the bowl aside to cool slightly.

Mix the Cookie Dough

1. Mix. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ¾ cup sugar, ¾ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 2 large eggs until just combined.
2. Stir. Stir in ¼ teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and ½ teaspoon of salt.
3. Add ingredients. Pour in the cooled melted chocolate and whisk until smooth. Then, slowly add in the 1 cup of flour and the sifted ½ cup of cocoa powder until just incorporated.
4. Rest. Allow the dough to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Roll Cookies & Bake

1. Pour. Pour the ½ cup of confectioner's sugar and ½ cup of white sugar into two separate, shallow dishes.
2. Roll dough. Roll the cookie dough into balls that are about 1½-inches thick. Roll the balls first in the granulated sugar followed by the powdered sugar. Make sure the balls are completely coated then arrange them onto your prepared baking sheet.
3. Bake cookies. Bake in the oven at 325°F (160°C) for 14-15 minutes, making sure to rotate the pans halfway through cooking. The cookies are done when they have puffed up and the edges are set.
4. Cool and serve. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

Chocolate crinkle cookies are one of my favorite treats to make. If you are a fan of chocolate desserts, be sure to check out my Christmas fudge and chocolate peppermint cookies! Enjoy!

💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes

• For best results, you should use a spoon to fluff up your flour and spoon it into your measuring cup before leveling it off. If you scoop it directly with the measuring cup, you could pack too much flour into the cup and make your cookies very dense.
• Rolling your cookies into the granulated sugar before the powdered sugar helps the cookies to crackle while also keeping the powdered sugar coating from dissolving.
• You can make this dough 1-2 days in advance and just store it tightly wrapped in the refrigerator (before forming balls and rolling sugar).

🥡 Storing

Keep your crinkle cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.

Keep your dough balls frozen for up to 2 months (before baking). Allow them to thaw for 30 minutes at room temperature before rolling in sugar and baking as directed.

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