Dark Mocha Crinkles Recipes

Steps:

• Beat together brown sugar and oil; then mix in sour cream, egg, and vanilla.
• Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, espresso, baking soda, salt, and pepper.
• Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture; mix well.
• Refrigerate dough until firm (3-4 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour powdered sugar into shallow bowl; set aside.
• Cut dough into 1" pieces; roll into balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until tops of cookies are firm to touch (10-12 minutes; do not overbake).
• Cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Microwave chocolate and oil in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Mix coffee and water; whisk into chocolate mixture. Add cake mix and eggs; stir until mixture forms soft dough.
• Use lightly floured hands to roll dough into 48 (1-inch) balls. Roll in sugar until evenly coated. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets.
• Bake 10 min. or just until centers are set. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Steps:

• 1. Beat dark brown sugar and oil in mixer bowl. Mix in sour cream, chocolate syrup, egg and vanilla. Set aside.
• 2. In medium bowl, whisk to mix well the flour, cocoa, espresso, baking soda, salt, pepper and cayenne. Add four mixture to brown sugar mixture. Mix well. Scrape bottom and sides, mix again. Put dough onto plastic wrap, and wrap tightly. Refrigerate til firm. (3-4 hours.)
• 3. Preheat oven to 350. Pour powdered sugar into shallow bowl, 1/2 cup to start, add more as needed. Cut or spoon off pieces of dough and roll into 1 1/2" balls. (Or walnut-sized.) Roll balls into powdered sugar. Coating fairly heavily.
• 4. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for at least 12 minutes, up to 15 minutes, or until tops of cookies are firm to touch. *DO NOT OVERBAKE*. Cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• In a microwave, heat the butter, chocolate and coffee until chocolate is melted; cool slightly. In a bowl, beat the eggs and salt; add sugar and brown sugar. Stir in chocolate mixture; mix well. , Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to egg mixture to form a soft dough. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., Roll dough into 3/4-in. balls. Roll in confectioners' sugar; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.