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Chocolate Crinkles

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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.

Ingredients

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  • vegetable oil, 120 ml1/2 cup
  • unsweetened chocolate, 4 oz / 115 g, unsweetened, melted4 square
  • white granulated sugar, 480 ml2 cup
  • eggs4
  • vanilla extract, 10 ml2 tsp
  • all purpose flour, 480 ml2 cup
  • baking powder, 10 ml2 tsp
  • salt, 2.5 ml1/2 tsp
  • confectioners' sugar, 240 ml1 cup

Method 9 steps

  1. Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar.

  2. Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla.

  3. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into chocolate mixture.

  4. Chill several hours or overnight.

  5. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).

  6. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into confectioners' sugar.

  7. Roll in sugar; shape into balls.

  8. Place about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on greased baking sheet.

  9. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.

Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)