Kris Kringle Crinkles

Chocolate Crinkles are one of our favorite cookies. We’ve seen a lot of fun variations on this classic cooke but they are usually made from a boxed cake mix.  We really think that can’t taste too good so here is a yummy crinkle cookie recipe made from scratch.  We added a little red and green food coloring and some peppermint extract and voila … Kris Kringle Crinkles!

How to Make Kris Kringle Crinkles

You will need:

• 1 cup Butter (softened)
• 1 1/2  cups Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract (or Almond, Lemon or Mint)
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 3 cups Flour (all-purpose)
• Powdered Sugar
• Mixer
• Cookie Sheets
• Food Scale
• Cookie Cooling Rack

To make the Kris Kringle Crinkle dough, cream the butter and sugar until completely combined.  Add in eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract and mix until the dough is fluffy. Add in the Baking Soda. Finally, mix in the flour, a third at a time. Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours.

We used Wilton Color Right food coloring to color the cookie dough.  Here are the combinations that we used:

Red – 5 drops of Crimson
Green – 3 drops of Yellow and 2 drops of Blue

Color each of the portions of cookie dough Red and Green.

Roll the dough into balls.

Place the cookie dough ball in a bowl or plate of powdered sugar.  Roll the cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar until it is covered.

Keep the dough in the refrigerator between batches.  The Powdered Sugar on the outside of the Kris Kringle Crinkles will bake up nicer if it is applied to refrigerated dough. Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 9-10 minutes.

These Kris Kringle Crinkle Cookies should be stored in an airtight container.  They will stay fresh longer if they are completely cool before you pack them up.  We usually add a layer of parchment paper between each row of cookies in our plastic container.

This is a great Crinkle Cookies recipe – and so pretty in the red and green.  And the peppermint flavor is perfect for the holidays. Your Holiday Party guests will love them! Merry Christmas!

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