10 Crazy-Delicious Crinkle Cookie Recipes
Updated: Oct. 20, 2023
Rolled in confectioners' sugar (or sometimes cinnamon sugar), crinkle cookie recipes are a must-have cookie for the holidays and beyond. They bake up with a pretty crackle pattern and are perfectly sweet.
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Lemon Snowflakes
You’ll need just four ingredients to make these delightful lemon snowflake cookies. Confectioners’ sugar highlights the cracked tops to give them their snowflake appearance. —Linda Barry, Dianna, Texas
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Crinkle-Top Chocolate Cookies
When I baked these moist, fudgy cookies for the first time, my three preschool children went wild over them! But I like them because they’re lower in fat and easy to mix and bake. —Maria Groff, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
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Cinnamon Sugar Crackle Cookies
I get lots of compliments on these crunchy cookies. They’re always part of my Christmas cookie platter. —Sarah Miller, Wauconda, Washington
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Mexican Crinkle Cookies
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
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Fudgy Mint Cookies
Chocolate lovers will get a double dose when they bite into this cakelike cookie. The cookies are especially popular served alongside a big scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream! —Renee Schwebach, Dumont, Minnesota
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Powered-Up Molasses Cookies
These tender cookies are so soft and flavorful. You’d never guess they’re also lower in fat! —Jean Ecos, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
This recipe is special to me because it is totally original, my very own! The cookies are firm but not crunchy on the outside, and they’re tender inside. The powdered sugar makes them melt in your mouth. —Jane Rundell, Alanson, Michigan
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Chipotle Crackle Cookies
I usually bake these special cookies for the holidays, but my family loves them so I bake them for their birthdays. The addition of ground chipotle chile pepper gives these cookies a little zing. The dough may be sticky, so I dip my hands in confectioners’ sugar for easier handling. —Gloria Bradley, Naperville, Illinois
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Merry Grinchmas Cookies
Baking cookies around the holidays is a big deal in our house. Some are a must every year and we also come up with new recipes. This one is simple, delicious and fun to make with the kids!—Angela Lemoine, Howell, New Jersey
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