Easy Chocolate Crinkles

Easy Chocolate Crinkles

Tasty, chocolatey, crumbly cookies dotted with crunchy walnuts

Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 1h
Total Time: 1h 10m
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 36
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (8 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

142
Calories
5.9g
Fat
21.6g
Carbohydrates
2.4g
Protein
21mg
Cholesterol
93mg
Sodium
Easy Chocolate Crinkles

Recipe Description

For a yummy lunchbox snack or afternoon sweet treat, try my Easy Chocolate Crinkles recipe! I guess almost everyone will have tried a chocolate crinkles at some point in their life.

I remember always hoping there would be one tucked inside when I opened my lunchbox a school! Chocolate Crinkles are usually two plain cookies sandwiched together with marshmallow and coated in chocolate. Nowadays of course we like to adapt our traditional favorites and add our own twists! So perhaps you can try using jam, or nutella as a filler, or coating them in peanut crumbs or coconut flakes instead.

Here I’m sharing the basic cookie recipe with you – tasty, chocolatey, crumbly cookies dotted with crunchy walnuts – the finishing touches are up to you!

To make Chocolate Crinkles, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Easy Chocolate Crinkles

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Beat the shortening and sugar

    5 min
    Step 1 - Easy Chocolate Crinkles

    Beat the shortening and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth.

  2. 2

    Add the eggs and vanilla

    5 min
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    Whisk the eggs in one by one. Add the vanilla and mix together.

  3. 3

    Combine the dry ingredients

    2 min
    Step 3 - Easy Chocolate Crinkles

    Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together into a bowl.

  4. 4

    Mix the wet and dry ingredients

    5 min
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    Add the flour mixture a little at a time to the egg mixture, beating until well combined.

  5. 5

    Add the walnuts

    1 min
    Step 5 - Easy Chocolate Crinkles

    Add the walnuts if desired and mix until evenly distributed.

  6. 6

    Chill the dough

    12 min
    Step 6 - Easy Chocolate Crinkles

    Cover the bowl in plastic wrap and place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

  7. 7

    Heat the oven

    1 min

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

  8. 8

    Shape the cookies

    10 min
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    Take teaspoons of the dough and roll into balls, until you have used all the dough.

  9. 9

    Coat the cookies

    5 min
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    Roll the balls in the powdered sugar and lay on the baking sheet, with 2 inches between each ball.

  10. 10

    Bake the cookies

    12 min
    Step 10 - Easy Chocolate Crinkles

    Put the tray in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes.

  11. 11

    Cool before serving

    10 min
    Step 11 - Easy Chocolate Crinkles

    Leave the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

About the author

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 (8 reviews)
Grace
January 12, 2025
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So easy to make and so delish! Reminds me of school lunches with friends.

Daisy
September 4, 2024
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I recently made these Easy Chocolate Crinkles and they turned out superb. I remember my mom making them for my lunchbox in school. So simple and delicious! I added a bit of peanut butter between them, and it was heavenly! Truly my favorite cookie now.

Nathaniel Brown
May 25, 2024
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Wow!

Amy Johnson
October 10, 2023
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Superb

Anaïs
July 18, 2022
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Yum!

Jack Thompson
October 7, 2021
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Yummy!

Vivian Smith
February 12, 2020
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These crinkles brought back such sweet memories! Made them for my kids' lunchbox, and they loved finding them hidden inside. A delightful treat for all!

Made by Cook.me
April 3, 2019
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Wagon Wheel Cookies that the whole family adores!

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