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Chocolate Crinkles

These chocolate crinkles are easy to make, but do require chilling the dough for several hours before forming into cookies and baking. They have a strong chocolate taste and a dramatic black and white appearance. One recipe makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies.

Total 00:45
Yield 36–48

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
  • 4 squares (4 oz / 115 g) unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 2 cups (480 ml) white granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (480 ml) all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
  • ½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt
  • 1 cup (240 ml) confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar.
  2. 2
    Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla.
  3. 3
    Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into chocolate mixture.
  4. 4
    Chill several hours or overnight.
  5. 5
    Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  6. 6
    Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into confectioners' sugar.
  7. 7
    Roll in sugar; shape into balls.
  8. 8
    Place about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on greased baking sheet.
  9. 9
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking

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