Chocolate Espresso Crinkle Cookies
These chewy chocolate espresso crinkle cookies are perfect for the holiday season! The delicious coffee flavor comes from a freshly brewed espresso. Two different kinds of sugar improve the taste and enhance the visual crinkle texture. Raw Criollo cocoa powder gives the slightly tart, chocolaty aftertaste!
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Equipment
- Saucepan
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Espresso
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter
- 2 ¼ cup All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Raw Criollo cocoa powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¾ cup Brown sugar Raw cane sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla Sugar
- 2 Medium-sized eggs
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Brew a double espresso and set it aside.
- Melt ½ cup Unsalted Butter in a saucepan.½ cup Unsalted Butter
- Separately mix 2 ¼ cup All-purpose flour, 1 tsp Baking Powder, ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, and ½ tsp Salt in a mixing bowl.2 ¼ cup All-purpose flour, 1 tsp Baking Powder, ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, ½ tsp Salt
- Whisk the melted butter, ¾ cup Brown sugar, and 2 tsp Vanilla Sugar with a hand mixer until you get a creamy texture.¾ cup Brown sugar, 2 tsp Vanilla Sugar
- While stirring, add 2 Medium-sized eggs one by one and, finally, 3 tbsp Espresso2 Medium-sized eggs, 3 tbsp Espresso
- Stir in the flour mixture.
- Chill the finished dough in an airtight container for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 356 °F// 180 °C top/bottom heat and prepare 1-2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In two separate bowls put ¼ cup Granulated Sugar in one and ½ cup Powdered Sugar in the other to roll the cookies.¼ cup Granulated Sugar, ½ cup Powdered Sugar
- Shape the dough into balls (13 large or 26 small) using a cookie scoop.
- Roll the balls first in the caster sugar and afterward in the powdered sugar.
- Place the balls on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 12 or 20 minutes on the middle rack (depending on their size), and let cool completely after baking.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container to keep them chewy.
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 267IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg
Servings: 13 cookies
Calories: 237kcal
