Day 3 - Chocolate Crinkles

This cookie is Alex's FAVORITE! It's a cake-like cookie with a chocolate surprise (i.e. chocolate chips). You could easily change this up by adding mint chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, high end cocoa powder, etc...

Every year, I wonder why the powdered sugar melts away and the cookies look so-so. As only the "scientist" in me would do, I discovered an article on how to remedy that! It appears that a chemist has found the secret to making the powdered sugar stick and not melt while baking. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98275947. I did that and they turned out MUCH better!

Chocolate Crinkles from Family.com

3/4 C Butter melted

1/2 C Unsweetened cocoa

1 C Granulated sugar

2 Large eggs

2 tsp Vanilla

2 C flour

1 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp Salt

6 oz chocolate chips

Powdered sugar

Granulated sugar

In large bowl, mix melted butter, cocoa and granulated sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, bakin soda and salt. Slowly, mix the flour mixture with the wet indgredients, then stir in the chips.

Refrigerate 2-3 hours.

Preheat oven to 350. Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll into granulated sugar first, then powdered sugar. Bake on ungreased baking sheet for 12 minutes. Let set 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.