Chocolate and coffee crinkle cookies
A Christmas classic, these chocolate and coffee flavoured chewy cookies are not just pretty gifts for your loved ones but are super delicious and extremely addictive
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain/all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp instant coffee powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
For garnish (optional)
- 1 bag chocolate stars
Instructions
- Mix together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, salt and coffee powder
- In another bowl whisk together throughly the oil, granulated sugar, vanilla essence with the eggs (add one at a time). Next, add spoonfuls of the flour mixture to the wet mixture and combine using a spatula - do not over mix. Cover and let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours to overnight
- Before baking, take the powdered sugar in a bowl. Scoop out the cookie dough using a cookie/ice cream scoop, roll between your palms to form a ball, dredge in the powdered sugar and place on parchment line baking tray
- Place each rolled dough ball 1-2 inches apart and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 10-13 minutes. When done, remove and immediately press a chocolate star (if using) in the centre of each cookie
- Let them cool on the tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough
- Your delicious chocolate and coffee crinkle cookies are now ready to be enjoyed with family and friends. Store the cookies in an air tight container so that they don't become dry
Notes
- These cookies will stay fresh for up to a week to 10 days
- Chilling the cookie dough results in puffier cookies. The longer you can keep it to chill, the better
- The cookie dough is going to be sticky when working with it to form the balls. Work quickly and wash your hands between each batch
- When not working with the dough, between batches, make sure to keep it in the refrigerator
- 1 cup = 250 millilitres
- tbsp - tablespoon
- tsp - teaspoon