Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies

These chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies are like ultra fudgy brownie snowballs that instantly make your kitchen feel like a winter wonderland! They're as fudgy as your favorite brownie and as easy as any drop cookie.

For more Christmas cookies, try Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms, Chocolate Dipped Meringue Cookies, and White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.

Why you'll love these chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies:

• Fudgy Brownie Texture: If you're a brownie center piece kind of person, then you're going LOVE these cookies. They're so soft & fudgy just like your favorite brownies!
• Beautiful Signature Cracks: I'm not one for decorating cookies with lavish details, so I'm always a fan of desserts that look naturally beautiful, and this cookie recipe is one of them! Let their beautiful signature cracks be the wow factor at a holiday party!
• Easy Bowl & Whisk Method: As if this recipe couldn't get any better! All you need to make it are a bowl and whisk 🙂

Ingredient Notes

• All-Purpose Flour: You'll need 1 cup of flour, but as always I HIGHLY recommend weighing your flour to exactly 120g.
• Cocoa Powder: I always recommend using dutch process cocoa powder, but you could use unsweetened cocoa powder instead. 
• Leavener: Since these cookies have more of a brownie like texture, you'll add baking powder instead of baking soda.
• Sugars: You'll need both brown sugar (light or dark) and granulated sugar.
• Oil: I recommend using a neutral oil, such as light tasting extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil. 
• Eggs: Bring your eggs to room temperature quickly by placing it in a bowl of warm water.
• Peppermint Extract: Peppermint extract is very potent, so be VERY careful with it! I typically go with ½ teaspoon for a subtle peppermint flavor, but if you love peppermint you could add an additional ¼ tsp.
• Powdered Sugar: You'll need about ½ cup of powdered sugar to coat the cookie dough.

See recipe card for full information on ingredients and individual quantities.

Step by Step Instructions

Made with just 10 ingredients, these cookies are so simple it would be silly not to make them. Sometimes when you find a recipe that's as decadent and easy as this one, you just have to make it! They're such a great holiday cookie, but I have a feeling you'll be making these alllll year round. 

STEP 1: Combine dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

STEP 2: Whisk wet ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and peppermint extract. 

STEP 3: Fold dry ingredients into wet. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined. Do not over-mix! Cover the bowl and chill in the fridge overnight. 

STEP 4: Scoop the cookie dough. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough.

STEP 5: Roll in powdered sugar. Roll each cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar. 

STEP 6: Bake. Place cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes or until puffed up and cracked. Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet before removing.

Expert Baking Tips

• Chill the cookie dough. To ensure the cookie dough thickens up to the right consistency, don't skip the chill time!
• Use a cookie scoop. Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough into equally sized cookies!

Storage Tips

Store these crinkle cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. 

All of the recipes on this blog are carefully developed with gram measurements so you can easily recreate them in your own kitchen with success. Volume measurements are extremely inaccurate and leave room for significant errors. Not all measuring cups are made equally, so your one cup of flour will be different from my one cup of flour. By providing precise measurements in grams (aside from minor ingredients, which are given in tsp/tbsp), you can make these recipes accurately and with less cleanup! All you need is this kitchen scale. 

If this still isn't enough to convince you, I have provided volume measurements in the recipe card. If you are interested in understanding the conversions, this is the best conversion chart.

But trust me, once you try baking in grams you'll never turn back!

Happy baking! x