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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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By: IsabelPosted: 12/1/18

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Holiday Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with a twist! Made with Mexican chocolate, these festive cookies are soft, chewy and covered in powdered sugar.

Chocolate crinkle cookies covered in powdered sugar.

I’m ashamed to admit this, but this is my FIRST holiday cookie recipe of the year! And Christmas is only a few days away!

I’m such a bad food blogger. You’d think that I’d be all about the online cookie swaps, the cookie exchanges, the cookie parties, but alas, I am not. Since baking doesn’t come easily to me, it takes a significant amount of effort for me create a recipe that actually works. Fortunately, these chocolate crinkle cookies only took me two tries to get them exactly how I wanted them. I call that a win in my book.

Related: 12 Mexican Christmas Recipes to Make This Year

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies – Mistakes to avoid

Mistake #1: I accidentally used orange extract instead of vanilla extract. The taste wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t what I envisioned.

Mistake #2: I didn’t add enough chocolate. I used one full tablet of Abuelita Mexican Chocolate and didn’t use cocoa powder at all. While it sounds good in theory, I forgot that Abuelita Mexican Chocolate isn’t just cocoa powder, but also contains coarse sugar, cinnamon and other spices that give it a nice Mexican twist. So while I knew I wanted to include some, I still needed to play around with the total amount.

Mistake #3: The cookies were too big. I used an ice cream scoop which was about twice as big as I wanted them. They ended up melting together in the pan and forming one big cookie monster. Not a terrible thing, but not exactly cute little crinkle cookies.

And yet, after all those mistakes, I still ate them. #NoCookieLeftBehind

One chocolate crinkle cookie on a baking sheet.

Ingredients in Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

  • butter
  • granulated sugar and powdered sugar
  • Mexican chocolate and unsweetened cocoa powder
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour, baking powder, salt
A sheet pan full of chocolate crinkle cookies.

My favorite Mexican chocolate

While you could make these chocolate crinkle cookies with normal cocoa powder, I highly recommend using some Abuelita Mexican chocolate if you can. It has a very granular texture with coarse sugar and spices mixed throughout that really give it a unique flavor.

It’s normally found in your grocery store’s Hispanic Foods section, but if you can’t find it there, try looking in the hot chocolate section. If you prefer shopping online, you can easily find it on Amazon here.

It’s normally used to make hot chocolate, but my Mom uses it to make various sauces like mole. Here are a few recipes that I’ve made using Mexican chocolate:

  • Chocolate Pumpkin Seed Granola
  • Authentic Enchilada Sauce
  • Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
  • Hot Chocolate Cookies
A fudgy and chocolaty crinkle cookies.

Happy holidays! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!

More recipes to try

  • Marranitos (Mexican Gingerbread Pigs)
  • Mexican Hot Chocolate
  • Mexican Bunuelos
  • Conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread)

Recipe

5 from 7 votes

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Serves: 24 cookies
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Classic holiday Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with a twist! Made with coconut oil and Abuelita Mexican chocolate, these festive cookies are soft, chewy and covered in powdered sugar.
Prep: 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total : 1 hour 30 minutes
Holiday Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with a twist! Made with Mexican chocolate, these festive cookies are soft, chewy and covered in powdered sugar.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 disc (46 grams) Mexican Chocolate, ground into a powder in a blender (I used Abuelita brand)
  • 1/4 cup 100% unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, for coating the cookies

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add the butter, white sugar, ground Abuelita Mexican Chocolate disc and unsweetened cocoa powder. Beat on medium speed with a handheld mixer (or whisk together) until fully combined. 
  • Add in the eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla extract, beating each until combined. Then add in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix together with a fork until combined and the mixture has formed a dough.
  • Form the dough into a large ball and cover it completely with a sheet of plastic wrap or place it in a bowl and cover it it with a towel. Refrigerate for 1 hour until completely chilled through.
  • After 1 hour, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet (or two smaller cookie sheets) with parchment paper. Add the powdered sugar into a small bowl.
  • Remove the dough from the fridge and using a tablespoon measure, grab a heaping tablespoon of the dough and form it into a ball. Roll the ball in the powdered sugar until it is completely covered and place it on the cookie sheet. Do this until about 24 cookies are formed.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet until they reach room temperature. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cookie Calories: 90kcal (5%) Carbohydrates: 15g (5%) Protein: 11g (22%) Fat: 3g (5%) Saturated Fat: 2g (10%) Cholesterol: 16mg (5%) Sodium: 565mg (24%) Potassium: 7mg Fiber: 1g (4%) Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
Author: Isabel Eats
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:Mexican
Classic holiday Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with a twist! Made with coconut oil and Abuelita Mexican chocolate, these festive cookies are soft, chewy and covered in powdered sugar.
Did you Make my Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?Leave a comment below and tag @isabeleats on social media!
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  1. Danielle C says

    Posted on 1/1 at 7:51 pm

    Hi,

    I’m not sure what I did wrong, I followed the recipe.
    But my dough was too gooey for me to roll… please help!
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Ana @ Isabel Eats says

      Posted on 1/17 at 12:43 pm

      Hi Danielle! It sounds like maybe the dough needed a little more flour. Next time we suggest adding a small amount at a time until its not so gooey and can be rolled. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  2. Emily King says

    Posted on 12/12 at 6:48 pm

    5 stars
    Las gallates era muy buenas. Me gusto Como no era demasiado dulces.

    Reply
  3. Heather Bayless says

    Posted on 12/28 at 3:38 pm

    5 stars
    Since we couldn’t be with family this year due to the pandemic, my husband and I decided to have a Mexican Christmas and try all new recipes from another culture. We used many recipes from your website and loved them all! These cookies were excellent – I loved the soft, chewy texture and delicate sweetness. And they’re so festive looking! Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Brooke says

    Posted on 6/10 at 5:58 pm

    I bought the already ground Abuelita Chocolate. What is the equivalent to the 1/2 tablet called for in the recipe?

    Reply
    • Morgan @ Isabel Eats says

      Posted on 3/20 at 7:24 am

      Hi! 1/2 tablet is about 42 grams. You can use a scale to measure the amount.

      Reply
  5. Bee says

    Posted on 11/23 at 9:24 am

    5 stars
    I wanted to try new recipes for the holidays so I decided to make these since I had a few tablets of Abuelita. And I’ve just got to say the recipe is AMAZING! I made a second batch to take to my work friends and they all raved and asked for the recipe. I will definitely save this recipe for every Christmas!

    Reply
    • Isabel says

      Posted on 11/23 at 9:37 am

      I’m so happy you liked it, Bee! Happy Holidays!

      Reply
  6. julie says

    Posted on 4/14 at 3:39 pm

    5 stars
    Please add the step to add in the unsweetened cocoa. I went step by step, popped the dough in the fridge and realized I hadn’t added the cocoa, haha.

    Reply
    • Isabel says

      Posted on 6/28 at 8:51 am

      Oh no! Thanks for letting me know! I’m updating it as we speak. 🙂

      Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 12/13 at 11:46 pm

      5 stars
      Hi! I was wondering if I could use an Ibarra hot chocolate tablet instead of Abuelita? Unfortunately, Abuelita has an allergen in it so I always buy Ibarra. TIA!

      Reply
      • Isabel says

        Posted on 12/14 at 9:28 am

        Yes, Ibarra will also work!

        Reply
  7. seksitreffit says

    Posted on 9/2 at 10:44 am

    These chocolate crinkles tame my cravings and as a bonus use very little butter and sugar.

    Reply
  8. Tasha says

    Posted on 1/15 at 12:05 pm

    5 stars
    These turned out great! I didn’t have the Mexican chocolate so I doubled the cocoa, added a TBSP of espresso powder and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Delish!

    Reply
    • Isabel says

      Posted on 1/16 at 9:56 pm

      Hooray! That sounds perfect! I’m glad you were able to make it work!

      Reply

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