Description
Festive Christmas crinkle cookies bring joy to holiday gatherings with their powdered sugar-dusted chocolate charm. Rich cocoa and delicate sugar coating create a delightful treat you’ll savor during seasonal celebrations.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) granulated sugar
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g / 7.8 oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (115 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (60 g / 2 oz) powdered sugar
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- Preparation: Position oven rack centrally and preheat to 350°F. Protect baking sheets with parchment paper for effortless cookie removal.
- Dough Foundation: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Integrate eggs individually, ensuring smooth incorporation. Infuse mixture with vanilla extract for heightened flavor complexity.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gently fold dry components into wet mixture, maintaining delicate consistency.
- Color Transformation: Divide dough into two segments. Infuse one portion with red food coloring, the other with green, ensuring uniform color distribution.
- Chilling Process: Encase each colored dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to stabilize texture and prevent excessive spreading during baking.
- Shaping and Coating: Roll chilled dough into uniform spheres. Generously enrobe each ball with powdered sugar, creating a pristine white exterior.
- Baking Technique: Arrange sugar-coated balls on prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes until surfaces develop signature crinkled appearance and centers remain tender.
- Cooling and Presentation: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack for complete cooling, preparing these festive treats for serving or gifting.
Notes
Prevent Color Bleeding: Chill colored doughs separately to maintain distinct red and green hues without muddying or blending unintentionally.
Manage Sugar Coating: Roll dough balls generously in powdered sugar just before baking, creating that signature crackled look with crisp white edges.
Control Moisture Level: Don’t overmix dough to keep cookies tender; stop stirring the moment ingredients combine to prevent tough, dense texture.
Optimize Baking Time: Watch cookies closely during final minutes; remove when edges are set but centers remain slightly soft for perfectly moist Christmas crinkle cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg