Chocolate Crinkles
Unsweetened chocolate, vegetable oil and white granulated sugar come together in this vegetarian — 70 minutes, 8 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 8 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Egg
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How to make it
- Gently melt the unsweetened chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over barely simmering water, then let it cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, granulated sugar, and the cooled melted chocolate until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract until the batter is glossy and well combined.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, then fold the dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture until a soft sticky dough forms.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight, so it firms up enough to roll into balls.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and line baking sheets with parchment, then roll the chilled dough into walnut-sized balls.
- Roll each ball generously in the confectioners sugar to coat, and place them about 5 cm apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cookies have spread and cracked on top but the centers are still soft, then cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack.
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Whisk · Baking sheet
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Chocolate Crinkles take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 8 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Chocolate Crinkles vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Chocolate Crinkles is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Chocolate Crinkles - Remove after baking at 350F.jpg by John V. Pozniak, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.