Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are the perfect classic holiday dessert that everyone will love including friends and family that are gluten free and dairy free!
Servings: 20 -24 Cookies
Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1.5 cup Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ½ Cup Chocolate Chips
WET INGREDIENTS
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup Coconut Oil melted
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
CRINKLE TOPPING
- ⅓ cup White Granulated Sugar
- ⅓ cup Powdered or Confectioners Sugar
Instructions
- Whisk together melted (not hot) coconut oil with eggs in a small bowl along with vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk or sift together unsweetened cocoa powder, granulated white sugar, gluten free flour, baking powder and salt. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Mix together wet and dry ingredients until fully combined. This can be done using the paddle attachment of a stand mixer.
- Dough should resemble a thick brownie batter. Using your hands, roll dough into 2 inch balls or one inch balls depending on what size cookie you would like. Place them in the fridge to firm up for 1-2 hours. This step will help keep the cookies from spreading too much while they are baking.
- Once the cookie dough balls are chilled, remove from fridge, preheat the oven to 350 and roll in additional granulated sugar and again in powdered sugar. (see notes on why to roll in granulated sugar first)
- Place on parchment lined baking sheet 2-3 inches apart and bake for 15 minutes at 350. If cookies have not flattened, use the bottom of a cup or mason jar to gently push down the cookie balls into flat cookies. Gluten free flour acts different than regular flour and so this step may be needed!
- Let the cookies cool completely before serving. They will be very soft at first but will harden as they cool.
Notes
Cookie Flavor Variations:
- Add 1 tsp of dark espresso grounds for deep flavored mocha crinkle cookies.
- Add a pinch of ground cayenne pepper to the mix for a slight spicy Mexican chocolate kick.
- Add a pinch of cinnamon for a warming flavor
- Change up the chocolate chips and use peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips or even butterscotch chips.