These Chocolate Crinkles Are a Timeless Easy Cookie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why do crinkles not crack? ›

The most common reason for cookies that don't crack is either that the oven was not hot enough or the baking powder was expired. Be sure to allow plenty of time for your oven to heat, and use a fresh container of baking powder!

Why are crinkle cookies not flat? Chilling the dough prevents the cookies from spreading too much while the cookies are baking, creating, thick, soft cookies.

Again, go heavy on that confectioners' sugar layer. As the cookies bake, the confectioners' sugar coating crinkles and cracks as the cookies take their shape. Hence, the cute crinkle name.

Lower temperatures are generally better when it comes to chocolate crinkle cookies to give the dough time to spread. You may also want to check your flour measurements–if you've added too much flour, the dough consistency can be extra thick and won't spread as well.

How to Prevent the Powdered Sugar from Melting. The trick is to coat the dough with granulated sugar first, and then with powdered sugar. This way, the granulated sugar draws out moisture from the surface to create that crinkled exterior while the powdered sugar remains on top.

When does Crinkle Cookies expire? Crinkle cookies are good to eat for about 2 weeks at room temperature when stored properly. If they are unopened and still in their original packaging, they can often last slightly longer, typically until the 'Best By' date printed on the package.

The easiest way to soften cookies with bread is to place the cookies in an airtight container with a slice of bread and leave them for a few hours. The bread will release moisture and help to rehydrate the cookies, making them soft and chewy once again.

You didn't press the batter down before sliding them into the oven. Your cookies will end up chewy when you leave the batter as-is. How can I make my cookies crunchy? Adding more butter to your recipe, baking your cookies longer, and letting them cool on the baking sheet will help give you crunchier cookies.

A little history about these cookies: Chocolate crinkle cookies were invented by Helen Fredell in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the early half of the 20th Century. They were sold in our school canteen and they instantly became my favourite snack. I remember eating these cookies throughout my childhood.

Baking powder is made of baking soda plus cream of tartar and cornstarch. Baking powder can be substituted for baking soda by tripling the amount of baking powder. Baking soda can be substituted for baking powder by dividing the amount of baking powder needed by 4 and adding twice that amount of cream of tartar.

Can I bake crinkles without parchment paper? ›

Can you bake crinkles without parchment? Yes, you can bake Chocolate Crinkle Cookies without parchment paper. Grease the baking sheet with cooking spray, oil, or butter. Don't overdo it because it can cause the cookies to spread out too much.

Taste and Smell: If cookies taste off or have an unpleasant smell, they may be past their prime. Texture: Cookies that have become overly hard, soft, or soggy might be stale. Mold: Visible mold or discoloration is a clear indicator that cookies have expired and should not be consumed.

But one unexpected error bakers can make is adding too much of a good thing, butter. Although butter generally makes it all better, bakers who go overboard with it are dooming their cookies to a greasy and crumbly texture.

Cracking occurs from several chemical reactions during the baking process. If some of your cookies aren't cracking, it could be because those dough balls were less round than others, the dough became too warm, your oven isn't heating evenly, or (most likely) the cinnamon sugar coating wasn't applied as thoroughly.

They've started to crack around the edges - A well-cooked cookie will often start to crack or crumble slightly around the edges. This isn't a bad thing, it just means that your cookie contains enough moisture, and enough of it has evaporated during the baking process.

Why didn't my molasses crinkle cookies crack? You likely need to have more sugar on the tops of the cookies before baking. The sugar helps dry out the top layer before the rest of the cookie bakes, which is what causes those deep crinkles.