Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 cupall-purpose flour
• 0.5 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tspbaking powder
• 0.5 tspsalt
• 8 tbspunsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
• 1 cuppacked light brown sugar
• 2large eggs
• 8 ozbittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 tspvanilla extract
• 0.5 cupgranulated sugar
• 1 cuppowdered sugar

Method

1. 1Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. Place the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (Alternatively, use an electric hand mixer and large bowl.) Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until completely incorporated. Add the melted chocolate and beat until completely incorporated. Gradually fold in the flour mixture until just combined.
2. 2Cover and refrigerate the dough until firm, at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
3. 3Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
4. 4Place the granulated sugar and powdered sugar in separate small bowls. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough, form into a ball, and place on a plate. Repeat with the remaining dough.
5. 5Roll each ball in granulated sugar and then in powdered sugar to coat. Place on the baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies begin to spread and the tops split. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer the cookies to wire cooling racks. Let the baking sheet cool, then repeat with the remaining dough.