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Home » Recipes » Desserts - Dolci

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Published: Oct 14, 2022 · Modified: Jan 3, 2023 by Marisa Franca · Leave a Comment

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These Triple Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are made with decadent chocolate chip cookie dough, which is first chilled before rolled in powdered sugar and baked. Once baked, these cookies are cooled and sprinkled with extra powdered sugar over the cracked tops! Make them for family and friends or for your cookie swaps.These Triple Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are made with decadent chocolate chip cookie dough, which is first chilled before rolled in powdered sugar and baked. Once baked, these cookies are cooled and sprinkled with extra powdered sugar over the cracked tops! Make them for family and friends or for your cookie swaps.

Chocolate crinkle cookies are classic holiday cookies with a stunning cracked top layer and a chewy and gooey melted chocolate-chip center. The powdered sugar coating on the cookies helps the crinkling process and resembles snowfall during Christmas!

A wood counter with a batch of chocolate crinkle cookies on a cooling rack with a white plate holding seven cookies on it.
Out of all the chocolate crinkle cookie recipes we've tried, this one is the best!
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  • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
  • 🛒 Ingredients
  • 🗒 Instructions
  • 🔪 Equipment
  • 🤔 FAQs
  • 👩🏻‍🍳 Tips
  • 📚 Variations
  • 🥫 Storage
  • 📗 Related Recipes
  • 🍽 Serve with
  • 📞 Chiacchierata (chat)
  • 📝 Recipe Card
  • 📖 Recipe

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

  • These chocolate crinkles are incredibly easy to make - you probably already have most of the ingredients! 
  • Stunning to look at and mouth-watering! They’re perfect for cookie exchange parties or gifting family and friends.
  • Easily make a batch or two in advance to save yourself unnecessary stress during the holidays.

The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are chewy with gooey white and semi-sweet chocolate chips, coated with sweet powdered sugar that highlights that beautiful “cracked” effect!

🛒 Ingredients

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Image of the ingredients needed to make the holiday cookies chocolate crinkles.

Note: The full list of this recipe ingredients with their amounts and options are listed in the recipe card below.

  • all-purpose flour
  • natural cocoa powder
  • baking soda
  • kosher salt
  • egg
  • unsalted butter
  • granulated sugar - divided
  • dark brown sugar
  • pure vanilla extract
  • semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • white chocolate chips
  • powdered sugar

🗒 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.

Collage of first four steps to making the chocolate cookies with crinkles on top.
  1. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Whisk dry ingredients and set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine butter, white sugar, dark brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
  4. Cream the butter-sugar mixture on medium-high speed for 2 minutes.
Collage of steps 5 through 8 to making crinkles cookies with chocolate chips.
  1. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
  2. Mix ingredients well on low speed.
  3. Scrape the sides of the bowl so that nothing is left behind.
  4. Add chocolate chips to the cookie batter.
Collage with steps 9 through 12 to making Triple chocolate crinkle cookies.
  1. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter with the spatula and refrigerate dough for 2 hours.
  2. While the oven preheats, roll cookie dough balls and start to coat them in powdered sugar.
  3. Place the cookie balls evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
  4. Bake the cookies for 9 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, dipping the tops of each cookie in extra powdered sugar.

🔪 Equipment

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You’ll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.

  • mixing bowls
  • whisk
  • electric hand mixer
  • rubber spatula
  • dry measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • baking trays
  • parchment paper
Closeup of the triple chocolate cookies dipped in powdered sugar cooling on a wire rack.
These chocolate crinkles are a holiday staple in winter but they are so good I also make them throughout the year.

🤔 FAQs

These are the questions we are most frequently asked about making triple chocolate crinkle holiday cookies.

Why are my chocolate crinkle cookies flat?

This is likely due to the cookie dough not being chilled for long enough. Chilling the dough will help prevent the cookies from spreading while baking.

Why didn't my crinkle cookies crack?

If your crinkles haven’t cracked, check that the oven is hot enough and the baking soda has not expired. Lack of heat and expired leavening agents are two common factors for crinkle cookies not cracking.

Why do you need to chill crinkles?

Chilling the dough will help reduce the stickiness of the dough for easier rolling into balls. Resting the dough also allows the flavors in the dough to intensify. Lastly, chilling cookie dough will help prevent them from flattening.

Can chocolate crinkle cookies be frozen?

Yes, they can. That said, the powdered sugar topping will melt once frozen and thawed, so you will need to reapply powdered sugar or leave the powdered sugar topping off until you’re ready to serve your cookies.

👩🏻‍🍳 Tips

  • Serve these chocolate crinkle cookies at holiday cookie exchange parties or gift them to friends, family, and neighbors during the holidays.
  • Using a cookie scoop is a good way to ensure uniform-sized cookies that will cook evenly in the oven. 
  • Make sure enough space is allowed between each cookie to allow for normal spreading while baking.
  • Make the cookie dough ahead of time, roll it into balls, and then store them in the freezer to be coated in powdered sugar and baked later. 
  • To prevent your crinkles from spreading while baking, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat instead of applying cooking spray.
  • Gently remove the crinkled cookies from the oven onto the countertop so that you don’t increase the crinkling on the cookies.

📚 Variations

  • Make these holiday cookies gluten-free using gluten-free flour such as Bob’s Red Mill, a like-for-like substitution. 
  • I’ve used white and semi-sweet chocolate chips in the cookie batter. Feel free to use only white or only semi-sweet chocolate chips.
  • You could add some instant coffee to the chocolate cookie dough to intensify the chocolate flavor. 
  • I’ve used vanilla extract in these cookies, but you could use almond or peppermint extract. 
  • Use chopped Hershey’s chocolate instead of chocolate chips in the cookie dough.
A stack of chocolate crinkle cookies covered in powdered sugar.
We love sharing this popular Triple Chocolate Crinkle Cookie recipe at holiday cookie exchanges.

🥫 Storage

These chocolate crinkle cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5-7 days. You can also freeze these cookies for up to 3 months (either the baked cookies or the cookie dough).

📗 Related Recipes

The holidays are a great excuse to make some incredible cookies! Here are a few of my favorite Christmas cookies:

  • Chocolate Peppermint Cookies - Regular chocolate chip cookies with peppermint extract, chocolate drizzle, and crushed candy canes!
  • White Chocolate Chip Cookies - These sweet and chewy white chocolate chip cookies stand out from other holiday classics.
  • Italian Chocolate Toto Cookies - Otherwise known as Chocolate Italian Christmas cookies which are studded with chocolate chips and walnuts. They’re loaded with warm spice and an underlying note of orange and vanilla.
  • The Best Italian Christmas Cookies - Soft buttery anise-flavored Italian Cookies which are dipped in a creamy glaze, and topped with colorful sprinkles.

🍽 Serve with

Enjoy these chocolate crinkle cookies with a tall glass of creamy milk, serve them with a bowl of ice cream, or add them to a Christmas dessert charcuterie board!

📞 Chiacchierata (chat)

I don’t know about you, but crinkle cookies immediately transport me to Christmas! That cracked effect on the top with powdered sugar looks stunning and turns a regular chocolate chip cookie into something truly magical - which is how the holidays should be, right? 

If you’ve never made a chocolate crinkle cookies recipe before, you’re in for a real treat! They’re addictive and easy to make. The whole family will love this holiday staple! 

Tutti a tavolo, è pronto!

A white plate triple chocolate crinkle cookies.
This chocolate crinkle cookies recipe is always the first one family asks for during the holidays.

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📝 Recipe Card

These Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are made with decadent chocolate chip cookie dough, which is first chilled before rolled in powdered sugar and baked. Once baked, these cookies are cooled and sprinkled with extra powdered sugar over the cracked tops!

If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

📖 Recipe

Chocolate crinkle cookies on a white plate.

Holiday Perfect Triple Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are stunning chocolate chip Christmas cookies, with a fudgy gooey center, chewy and cracked exterior, and powdered sugar coating.
5 from 6 votes
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Course: Holiday cookie, Holiday dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Chill in the Refrigerator + on baking sheet: 2 hours 5 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 34 minutes
Servings: 35 cookies
Calories: 97kcal
Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
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Equipment Needed

  • Mixing bowls
  • Dry measuring cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Electric Hand Mixer
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All-Purpose flour (125g)
  • 10 Tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder (53¾g) (½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (4.6g)
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt (¾g)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature (113½g)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar (packed) (110g)
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (4⅓g)
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (85g)
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips (85g)
  • 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar (37½g)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar (120g)

Instructions

  • In a large bowl whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Once mixed set aside.
  • In a large bowl using a hand mixer and cream the butter, white sugar, dark brown sugar, egg, and vanilla together on medium-high speed for 2 minutes or until fluffy.
    Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients mixing on low speed.
  • Add the chocolate chips, and mix until fully distributed throughout the cookie dough.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Scoop out 1½ Tablespoons of dough and using clean hands roll them into a ball.
    Lightly roll the dough ball first in the white sugar, and then generously in the powdered sugar. Place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 9 minutes. Remove from the oven immediately and allow them to cool for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack.
    Take each cookie and gently dip the tip of the cookie into the powdered sugar and place them back on the wire rack.

Notes

STORAGE: These chocolate crinkle cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5-7 days.
You can also freeze these cookies for up to 3 months (either the baked cookies or the cookie dough).
TIPS:
  • Using a cookie scoop is a good way to ensure uniform-sized cookies that will cook evenly in the oven. 
  • Make sure enough space is allowed between each cookie to allow for normal spreading while baking.
  • Make the cookie dough ahead of time, roll it into balls, and then store them in the freezer to be coated in powdered sugar and baked later. 
  • To prevent your crinkles from spreading while baking, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat instead of applying cooking spray.
  • Gently remove the crinkled cookies from the oven onto the countertop so that you don’t increase the crinkling on the cookies.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

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