Chocolate Crinkles

Name: Chocolate Crinkles
Prep time: 4 h 35 min
Cook time: 4 h 35 min
Total time: 4 h 35 min
Yield: 50
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon espresso powder (optional); 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 355 milliliters white sugar

Chocolate Crinkles is a dairy free and vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 50. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 79 calories. If you have baking powder, sugar, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

1 In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (though you can do this with a wooden spoon, too) beat together the cocoa powder, white sugar, and vegetable oil until it comes together into a shiny, gritty, black dough of sorts.2

Ingredients you will need

Vegetable Oil

Cocoa Powder

Granulated Sugar

Dough

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Wooden Spoon

Bowl

Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing for 30 seconds each.

Ingredients you will need

Egg

Add the vanilla and beat in thoroughly.3 In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder if using.

Ingredients you will need

Instant Espresso

Baking Powder

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Mix into the chocolate mixture on low speed until just combined. Do not overbeat. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill the dough for four hours or overnight.4 Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate

Dough

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Oven

Place the confectioner's sugar in a wide bowl. Using a rounded teaspoon get clumps of the chilled dough and roll them into 1-inch (2.5 cm) sized balls using your hands.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Sugar

Roll