Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Christmas Traditions and Recipes: Chocolate Crinkle


Nothing against these cookies, but they’re really just not my favorite.  They’re not bad or anything, but they’re just not exactly my cup of tea.  But nonetheless, we make them every year as part of our Christmas tradition, so I feel at least somewhat obligated to include these special cookies in this series filled with Christmas cheer. 

These cookies are relatively simple to make.  Once the dough is all ready, you simple roll small pieces of it into balls that you then roll in powdered sugar until covered.  This is a great task if you want to include small children in the cookie making process as it’s easy to do, or you can do it while sitting in front of the tv as I often do.  Once the cookies come out of the oven, I often sprinkle a little extra powdered sugar on top of them to give them an extra “fresh fallen snow” look and feel, but that is really up to your discretion.  That’s just the way my family does it.  

In general, these cookies are pretty popular with the rest of my family even though I don’t particularly enjoy them as much as the other cookies (don’t get me wrong- I do still eat my fair share).  My family loves the very rich chocolate taste that you get with every bite into these cookies, and dunking them in milk is another great way to enjoy the Christmas treat. 

I know there are many recipes for these cookies out there, as they’re one of the more popular Christmas cookies, but I thought I’d share with you how my family in particular makes them.  Happy Baking!

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup oil
3 – 1oz squares chocolate (Baker’s unsweetened)
2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
¼ cup milk
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder

1.      Combine first 4 ingredients, beat in 1 egg at a time (beat well)
2.      Stir in milk, flour, baking powder
3.      Add first mixture
4.      Chill at least 1 hour
5.      Shape into ball and roll in powdered sugar
6.      Bake 375F 10-12 minutes on greased cookie sheet
7.      Cool
8.      Roll into powdered sugar

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