Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Name: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Yield: Makes 22 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces), unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/2 cups packed (10 1/2 ounces), brown sugar; 3 , large eggs; 4 teaspoons, instant espresso powder (optional); 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 4 ounces, unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces), granulated sugar; 1/2 cup (2 ounces), confectioners' sugar

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By Sarah Mullins

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2014

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

SERVESMakes 22 cookies

TIME1¼ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Chocolate crinkle cookies are usually tooth-achingly sweet, with just a couple of wide gaping cracks instead of a crackly surface. For cookies that live up to the name, we use a combination of unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder (plus a ...

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