Description
Festive christmas crinkle cookies bring winter holiday cheer with powdered sugar-dusted chocolate delights. Delicate cocoa cookies rolled in confectioners’ sugar create classic seasonal sweetness you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- Workspace Preparation: Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven to 350F (175C), creating the perfect environment for cookie crafting.
- Butter Mixture Creation: Whip softened butter and granulated sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, forming the foundational base for the cookies.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: Add eggs one at a time, blending thoroughly, then incorporate vanilla extract to elevate the flavor complexity.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl to ensure uniform distribution of dry components.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, mixing until just combined to maintain a delicate cookie texture.
- Color Transformation: Divide dough into two equal portions, infusing one with red food coloring and the other with green, creating festive holiday hues.
- Chilling Process: Encase colored dough portions in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up and simplify handling.
- Dough Shaping: Roll tablespoon-sized dough balls, thoroughly coating each in powdered sugar to achieve a pristine white exterior.
- Cookie Placement: Position sugar-dusted dough balls on prepared baking sheets, spacing them approximately 2 inches apart.
- Baking Ritual: Bake for 10-12 minutes, observing the signature crinkle formation and achieving a soft, puffy consistency.
- Cooling Stage: Let cookies rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
- Festive Presentation: Arrange the colorful crinkle cookies on a holiday platter or package as delightful homemade gifts.
Notes
- Manage Dough Consistency: Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading and ensure cookies maintain their crinkle shape during baking.
- Color Control Technique: Use gel food coloring for more vibrant, intense holiday colors without altering dough moisture; start with small amounts and gradually increase.
- Sugar Coating Trick: Roll dough balls generously in powdered sugar just before baking to create pronounced crinkle effect and beautiful white-cracked exterior.
- Dietary Adaptation: Swap regular flour with gluten-free flour blend and use plant-based butter for vegan/gluten-free version without compromising texture or flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg