Brownie Crinkle Cookies

These rich & fudgy Brownie Crinkle Cookies taste just like a brownie, in cookie form! Rolled in powdered sugar for some extra sweetness, these are perfect for any occasion!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

chilling time 3

Total Time 3 30

Servings cookies

Calories 170kcal

Author Kelly Hamilton

Cost $5

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup unsalted butter melted
½ cup cocoa powder
1 large egg at room temperature
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon instant espresso powder optional
¼ cup granulated sugar for rolling
1 cup powdered sugar for rolling

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat together the sugar and melted butter until smooth. Add in the cocoa powder, mixing until there are no clumps. Add in the egg and vanilla, mixing until combined.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour this into the wet ingredients and mix until no streaks of flour are left.
Place the dough in the fridge and chill for at least 3 hours.
Remove dough from fridge 10-20 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350° F during this time. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Use a medium cookie scoop (1½ tablespoon of dough) to scoop the dough and roll into a ball using your hands. Roll it lightly in the granulated sugar first, and then roll it through the powdered sugar. Make sure it has a thick coating of powdered sugar on it before placing on the baking sheet.
Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes, or until just set in the middle. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then remove and place on a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Chilling the dough - I really recommend chilling the cookie dough for the suggested 3 hours. This is a really sticky dough and it will be difficult to scoop out and roll if it wasn’t chilled.
Rolling in sugar and powdered sugar - to get that super white crinkle effect you will need to lightly roll the cookie dough balls in regular sugar first before rolling in the powdered sugar, so don’t skip this step!
Measuring out the flour - it is super important to measure your flour properly! Adding too much flour can make your cookies dry instead of fudgy.
Avoid over-baking - keep an eye on the cookies when they’re in the oven, you want the middle to have just about set. You want these cookies to be chewy and not too crunchy!

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