How To Make Chocolate Krinkle Cookies
The only reason for this post is to state loudly and clearly that sometimes you need a good recipe for a rich chocolate cookie. This ‘How To Make Chocolate Krinkle Cookies’ post makes that recipe possible. This cookie is about as rich and chocolatey as you can get. If you want a rich chocolatey cookie that carries a caffeine buzz, check out the chocolate mocha cookie recipe.
How To Make Chocolate Krinkle Cookies – The Krinkles
Although I like a krinkle cookie, I think the cookie marketing department went overboard by putting krinkle in the name. I can’t really for the life of me figure our why there is any real emphasis put on the krinkles. It looks neat with the sugar around the the krinkly crevasses, but I am not sure if there is anything to it. Of course, if its history is solely around the quest for a cookie that dunks better than any other cookie, I suddenly get it! Those crevasses could definitely hold more milk or cold brew coffee or whatever you dunk them in.
How To Make Chocolate Krinkle Cookies – Who Cares About The Krinkles – What About How To Bake Them?
As cookies go, there is not much new to say – Mix the dry ingredients – Whip the wet ingredients and sugar until fluffy – incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet. Scoop, roll into balls, bake. Boom! All the rules still apply like – use butter, use great cocoa powder, use good quality 70% cocoa chocolate, etc.
Ok, so how do you really make chocolate krinkle cookies? The “How To Make Chocolate Krinkle Cookies” video is below and the fun recipe follows.
- 4 oz of 70% cacoa chocolate
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp of baking soda
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg room temperature
- Powdered sugar for rolling
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Chop the chocolate with a chef’s knife.
- In a small bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- With a hand mixer, whip together butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the egg and mix well.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using the hand mixer. Whip together until combined.
- With a spatula, stir in the chocolate.
- Scoop the dough, about a tbsp, and roll into balls.
- Roll each ball in powdered sugar.
- Place the balls on a parchment lined baking tray.
- Bake 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on a cooling rack.
- Serve.
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