Chocolate Crinkles

 Chocolate Crinkles

                1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour                1/4 tsp. salt

                1 cup sugar                                           1/4 cup butter, softened 

                1/3 cup packed brown sugar                2 large eggs, lightly beaten

                1/2 cup cocoa                                        2 tsp. vanilla

                1 tsp. baking powder                            icing sugar, for rolling

                                           Preheat oven to 350 F

Makes 2 doz cookies

Combine  flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt In a large bowl,  I quadruple this recipe so I always use my stand mixer. Add the butter, mix until combined, mixture will be crumby.   . Add vanilla and eggs and mix until just combined. 

Place 2-3 tablespoons of icing sugar in a shallow dish.  Form 1-1/2" balls of dough and roll in icing sugar. bake for 12 minutes on a greased or cooking sprayed pan until edges are just set. Transfer to rack or cool surface to cool .

Here are the quadrupled quantities

               5 1/3 cups all-purpose flour                  1 tsp. salt

                4 cup sugar                                           1 cup butter, softened 

                1  1/3 cup packed brown sugar            8 large eggs, lightly beaten

                2 cup cocoa                                           2 tablespoons vanilla

                4 tsp. baking powder                            icing sugar, for rolling