Monday, October 25, 2010

chocolate crinkle cookies.

back in high school these cookies are what started my love for baking. so simple and delicious and they are always a hit.

ingredients:

2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
confectioner's sugar

directions:

in a large mixer bowl combine sugar and oil. add cocoa; blend well. beat in eggs and vanilla. combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. add to cocoa mixture, blending well. chill at least 6 hours in the refrigerator {or 1 hour in the freezer} to allow dough to firm up. if you don't allow it to chill it's a sticky mess.

heat oven to 350 degrees. shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll into confectioners' sugar. place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. bake 12 to 14 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touching. remove from cookie sheet; cool on wire rack.

enjoy! see more at my blog emma the joy.