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From a Baking Legend, An Exceptional Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookie + 3 Favorite Cakes for The Holidays
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When I read in Zoe Francois’ latest book, Zoe Bakes Cookies, that the trick to making crinkle cookies is to double dip the dough balls, once in granulated sugar and then in confectioners’ sugar, I was intrigued. I had made crinkle cookies in the past, but never with great success, never with dramatic cracks running across the surfaces, never with the texture I had desired. In the intro to the recipe, Zoe describes these crinkles as both “fudgy and crunchy at the same time,” which sounded ideal, and so I made them immediately. Sure enough the crinkles emerged from the oven looking just as the recipe’s accompanying photo: snow-capped with beautifully cracked surfaces. What’s more, the flavor and texture were exceptional: intensely chocolatey, perfectly chewy and moist, almost like a brownie in cookie form. These chocolate crinkles require a little more work than other cookies, but they are so worth the effort, especially for the holidays and most especially for the chocolate lover in your life.
PS: If you're making a ham this holiday, don't forget to order it! 13 Favorite Holiday CookiesI've included 13 of my favorite holiday cookie recipes below but if you're looking for even more ideas, find 25 more here. Lemon-Almond Snowball Cookies Ugly Delicious (Perfect) Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Soft and Chewy Molasses Crinkles Classic Cream Cheese Cutouts
Peppermint-Dusted Peppermint Bark
Milk or Dark Chocolate Toffee
PS: Three Favorite Cakes |
Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
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