Chocolate Crinkles are the simplest cookies to make and the tastiest according to my boys! All you need is a box of cake mix (Chocolate Fudge is my fave), egg, oil, water and powdered sugar. How simply is that! You mix the first 4 ingredients together until a soft dough forms and everything is incorporated together.
Next you roll into 1-inch balls and then roll through powdered sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, bake in the oven for 10 minutes and then if you can wait for them to cool (which I can't) serve and enjoy! These chocolate crinkles go perfect with White Hot Cocoa (recipe coming soon!).
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Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix I use chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, egg, water and oil.
- Mix well until soft dough forms.
- Roll into 1-inch balls and then roll through powdered sugar.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.
- Let cool then serve and enjoy!
Notes
Be sure to try these other Cookie recipes:
Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Neet
Are these instructions correct? I tried to make these but the cake batter dough was too wet to form into balls...
Lori
I had the same issue. I stuck my fingers in the powdered sugar and made it work and they turned out. They are tasty!
Debi
These are so good. Thanks for reminding me about them
Geri
These sound great, not waiting until Christmas to make them! I'll be making them soon!
Maralea
Can't wait to give these a try! Love how simple they are 🙂
petra
I'd love to try these along with the hot cocoa you suggest
Connie
okay so sticky I couldn't even work with it at all. I've just added some (lots) of flour to see if it will work. Just baking a few now to see if I can get it to work.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You need to chill the dough it sounds like.
Dianne
The dough is sticky but I used the smallest ice cream scoop and just plopped the dough into the powdered sugar then rolled with a fork and they turned out great!!! A huge hit at Christmas this year! Thank you for such an easy recipe!