Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These beautiful cookies are known as Chocolate Crinkles... a deliciously soft, fudge-like chocolate cookie that is encased in a coating of confectioners sugar. One of our favorite holiday cookies!

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
4 semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

4 large eggs
1 tbs pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

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In a large bowl, mix butter and granulated, then add in melted chocolate and unsweetened coca, mix for 1 minute. Stir in eggs, one at a time. Then add in vanilla extract. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls into powdered sugar; roll around to coat and shape into balls. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.