Soft & Fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies – High Altitude
Delight in a chocolate fudgy interior encased in a crisp powdered sugar shell of a high altitude chocolate crinkle cookie. These chocolate crinkles are a classic Christmas cookie because of their fudgy, chocolate flavor. Everyone will fall in love with these chewy chocolate crinkle cookies at all your holiday parties.
Check out these other HIGH ALTITUDE COOKIE RECIPES: Pecan Tassies with cream cheese crust, No Bake Cookies with peanut butter and chocolate, soft and chewy Monster Cookies, Cutout Sugar Cookies that keep their shape, soft Snickerdoodle Cookies, Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, soft Oatmeal Cookies, and the BEST high altitude Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Baking chocolate crinkle cookies at high altitude can result in flat cookies and no crinkle effect with the powdered sugar. I made a few changes to the original recipe for the perfect cookie that is thick and soft even at high altitude. Find instructions on how to bake chocolate crinkles at high altitude AND sea level.
Why you will love High Altitude Chocolate Crinkle Cookie:
- Soft & Gooey – these cookies are like taking a bite out of the center of homemade fudgy brownies
- Crinkle top – the powdered sugar is the best part of the classic chocolate crinkle cookie
- Bake at high altitude or sea level
Recommended tools:
- Large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment – for mixing up the cookie dough
- Small bowl – for rolling the cookie dough balls in powdered sugar
- Measuring cup and spoons
- Cookie scoop – I use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop
- Cookie sheet
- Cooling rack
- OPTIONAL: parchment paper or silicone baking mat
High Altitude Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Ingredients:
- Cocoa powdered – brings the beautiful chocolate flavor
- Butter – use unsalted melted butter. For a dairy-free chocolate crinkle cookie see Ingredient Substitutions below.
- White sugar – for the perfect kiss of sweetness
- Eggs – use large eggs that are room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract – helps to enhance the flavor (a little secret of mine…I never measure vanilla when I’m baking)
- Flour – us all purpose flour
- Baking powder – the perfect amount of thick, soft cookies
- Salt – don’t skip the salt! A little bit goes a long way to help enhance the flavors.
- Powdered sugar – the other name for it is confectioner’s sugar.
TIP: Don’t worry if you forget to get your eggs out of the refrigerator ahead of time. Simply place the eggs in warm (not hot, you’ll cook the eggs) for 5-10 minutes.
See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full ingredients list.
Overview- How to make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies:
- Mix the ingredients together.
- Chill for 3 hours or overnight
- Create cookie dough balls
- Roll the dough balls in powdered sugar
- Bake and enjoy!
See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full instructions.
Ingredient Substitution & Variations:
Dairy-free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Enjoy a delicious Classic Chocolate Crinkle Cookie that is dairy-free without losing the fudgy, chocolate flavor. Cocoa powder and oil (vegetable oil or coconut oil) can be used for dairy-free substitutes.
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup oil
How do you make Crinkles without cocoa powder?
Make delicious chocolate crinkle cookies without cocoa powder by using unsweetened baking chocolate. The baking chocolate will need to be melted over low heat in a small saucepan and mixed with the butter.
4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup butter
Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cookies
Add mini chocolate chips to the Chocolate Crinkle Cookie recipe for extra rich and fudgy chocolate flavor.
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Brown Butter Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Elevate the richness of these chocolate crinkle holiday cookie recipe by using brown butter. Follow this recipe for an easy tutorial on How to make easy Brown Butter.
FAQs:
Can you freeze chocolate crinkle cookies after baking?
Yes! Chocolate Crinkle cookies freeze very well and stay moist and delicious. Allow baked cookies to cool down then place in an airtight container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Do you have to chill chocolate crinkle dough?
Yes. Chilling the chocolate crinkle dough will help prevent the dough from spreading while baking. Chill chocolate crinkle cookie dough for 3 hours or overnight.
How to store chocolate crinkle cookies:
Chocolate crinkle cookies need to be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 7 days. Store cookies in the freezer for them to stay fresh longer. Cookies should be allowed to cool completely before placing them in a container.
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Other high altitude recipes!
High Altitude Breakfast Recipes
- Blueberry Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping
- Blueberry Muffins
- Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Waffles with Dairy Free Option
- Easy Crepes with Dairy Free Option
- Fluffy Pancakes
- Dutch Baby Pancake
High Altitude Bread Recipes
- Cornbread
- No-Knead Artisan Bread
- Fail-Proof Flaky Biscuits
- Soft & Fluffy Dinner Rolls
- Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping
- Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips
- Banana Bread
High Altitude Dessert Recipes
- Blueberry Pie with Frozen Berries
- Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Pie with Crumb Topping
- Fresh Peach Pie
- Apple Pie with Cream
- Fresh Strawberry Pie – No Bake
- Pecan Pie
- Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Texas Sheet Cake with Frosting
- Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Oreo Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache
Soft & Gooey Chocolate Crinkle Cookies – High Altitude
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter melted
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cup white sugar
- 4 eggs large
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix together melted butter and cocoa powder.
- Add sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix all together.
- Chill the dough for 3 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
- Create 1 inch cookie dough balls and roll in powdered sugar.
- Place cookie dough balls 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack. Enjoy!
Notes
If you make these delicious High Altitude Chocolate Crinkle Cookies leave a comment below and let me know how they turned out. If you have any questions, post them below and I would love to help you out.
