Taste of Home
Mexican Crinkle Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: about 2 dozen.
When it’s baking time, my family lobbies for these Mexican crinkle cookies. You can replace 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate with 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder plus 1 Tbsp. shortening, butter or oil.—Kim Kenyon, Greenwood, Missouri
Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter, cubed
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2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup light corn syrup
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1 large egg, room temperature
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
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In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Beat in brown sugar and corn syrup until blended. Beat in egg. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into brown sugar mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, about 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350°. In a shallow bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and remaining cinnamon. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar mixture. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
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Bake until cookies are set and tops are cracked, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to finish cooling.
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Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 158 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 184mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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