I have to admit, it does make them look rather special.

Whether you make these for a cookie exchange or are making them for grandkids, this Chocolate Crinkle Cookies recipe will be a favorite. 

Ingredients:

4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
½ cup vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup powdered sugar for coating

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Place chocolate in microwave safe bowl
Heat for 30 seconds, stir and continue heating for 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating until completely melted

Set aside to cool
In a large bowl, beat together the oil, sugar and melted chocolate

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition

Add vanilla and beat well
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt

Gradually add dry mixture to wet mixture until well combined

Transfer to bowl and cover with plastic wrap

Place in refrigerator to chill several hours or overnight
Remove from refrigerator and set on counter about 20 minutes to warm up slightly
Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat
Place powdered sugar in medium bowl
Roll dough into balls and coat with powdered sugar

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are set
Remove from oven and let set on baking sheets for 2-3 minutes

Transfer to wire cooling rack and cool completely
Store in airtight container for up to 5 days

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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These festive Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a favorite for cookie exchanges or just to make for family. You might want to double the batch!

Course Cookie, Cookies

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 11 minutes minutes

Servings 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs large at room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar for coating

Instructions

• Place chocolate in microwave safe bowl
• Heat for 30 seconds, stir and continue heating for 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating until completely melted
• Set aside to cool
• In a large bowl, beat together the oil, sugar and melted chocolate
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition
• Add vanilla and beat well
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt
• Gradually add dry mixture to wet mixture until well combined
• Transfer to bowl and cover with plastic wrap
• Place in refrigerator to chill several hours or overnight
• Remove from refrigerator and set on counter about 20 minutes to warm up slightly
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat
• Place powdered sugar in medium bowl
• Roll dough into balls and coat with powdered sugar
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are set
• Remove from oven and let set on baking sheets for 2-3 minutes
• Transfer to wire cooling rack and cool completely
• Store in airtight container for up to 5 days

Watch for more Christmas Cookies to come!

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Throw in a Hershey Kiss, caramel topping with sea salt and I’m in cookie heaven. These bite size cookies look so elegant, people will think you spent hours making them. Truth is they are quick and easy to make when you use Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust.

The pie crust bakes up light and flaky, with a crisp crunch that goes perfectly with the chocolate Hershey Kiss. Limiting myself to just one or two never works, I’m not going to admit how many I have eaten in a day!

Enjoy!

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Salted Caramel Chocolate Pillows

Course Dessert

Author Adapted By Made From Pinterest

Ingredients

• 1 refrigerated pie crust thawed
• 14 Hershey Kisses of choice (you can use different flavored Hershey Kisses)
• 1 egg white whisked with 1 Tbsp water
• 1 small jar Mrs. Richardson’s Caramel Topping
• Mediterranean Sea Salt
• Other optional toppings:
• 1 cup chocolate chips melted
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
• Powdered sugar for dusting
• Granulated sugar for sprinkling before baking

Instructions

• Turn oven on to 350 degrees.
• Cover a cookie sheet with parchment or spray with non-stick baking oil
• Roll out the pie crust on lightly floured counter top.
• Made 2 1/2 inch circles with a knife or biscuit cutter (I used a drinking glass)
• Place one Hershey Kiss in each circle.
• Fold 1/2 of the pie dough over the Kiss and seal the pie dough.
• Pull the other half of the pie dough up forming a criss cross and pinch to seal the edges.
• I got 16 pillow puffs by re-rolling all the scraps out.
• Brush each pillow puff with the egg wash and then sprinkle with a <g class="gr_ gr_54 gr-alert gr_spell gr_disable_anim_appear undefined ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="54" data-gr-id="54">little granulated</g> sugar or Mediterranean salt.
• Bake at 350 degrees, for 15 to 20 minutes or until your pillow puffs are golden brown. Remove from oven, allow <g class="gr_ gr_55 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_disable_anim_appear undefined Grammar multiReplace" id="55" data-gr-id="55">to cool</g> for 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack. Drizzle with Mrs. Richardson’s Caramel topping and sprinkle with Mediterranean Sea Salt. Serve and enjoy!
• Recipe inspired by Debbie at Life is Sweets

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