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Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles

Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles
I’m not sure how WordPress works, but on Blogspot, you can add pictures as you write or add them at the end of the post. I really like adding the pictures as I go. I kind of feel like it fuels my writing and inspires me. So I was all ready to write this post this afternoon and then I couldn’t find my pictures. And then I realized that Josh had mentioned he had moved them from the file where we usually keep them (the folder is still on my desktop) to our Dropbox account.

I am not a computer/app savvy person at all, and I don’t exactly understand what Dropbox does or even is…and it literally took me like ten minutes to even find the app on my computer. But then I still had to call Josh and I just got so confused and then I got shut out of the account and well then – I was just kind of done. So I worked out instead of writing this cookie post, and now I have no idea what I was even going to write about. Oh, I hate it when that happens!!! Don’t you??
Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles

Since I can’t remember what I was going to talk about, I guess I’ll talk about these cookies. Which are kind of a big deal! It was one of those recipes that I marked probably a couple of years ago and recently just rediscovered. I came across these cookies while I was looking up the Irish Stew recipe and it was like one of those “oh yeah, I remember these” moments.

Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles

One of the things that drew me to these cookies were that they were crinkles. I’ve never made crinkle cookies before – can you believe that? And the other thing was, they were low calorie. Which is probably a bad thing for me…meaning, I will eat a lot more than two! I probably ate half the batch! They are so good and they stayed soft for days, which in my book is a good thing. I’m not a fan of those hard and crispy kind of cookies. These are chocolatey and have a great coffee flavor, too. I think the espresso makes them extra special.

Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles

Since this batch made so many and I didn’t want all of them in the house, I set aside a plate full of cookies to share with some of our family and friends. I heard they were gone rather quickly. :) Chocolate is one of those treats that’s just better shared.

Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles

Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles

Yield: 40
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

A soft chocolate cookie that's baked with coffee and cinnamon and rolled around in powdered sugar making it the perfect cookie to enjoy with a cup of coffee.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp instant coffee granules
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/3 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease or use parchment paper on your cookie sheets; set aside.
  2. Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, cocoa powder, coffee granules, baking soda, and cinnamon. Beat until combined, scraping the bowl down the sides when needed. Beat in egg whites and yogurt until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour.
  3. Place the powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Drop dough by a teaspoon (dough will be sticky) into the sugar and roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are firm. ( I found that 8 minutes was the perfect time with my oven). Transfer to a wire rack and cool.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 40 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 69Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 50mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 1g

Nutrition information isn't always accurate.

Jocelyn

Monday 24th of March 2014

I definitely hate when I forget what I was going to write about!! But it's ok, these cookies are story enough! ;) These sound amazing! I especially love that they stayed soft for days!

Chels/Catz in the Kitchen

Monday 24th of March 2014

Oh, me too!! Soft cookies are Da Bomb! "Way to kick it old school, Chels!"

dina

Friday 21st of March 2014

i like the addition of cinnamon in the chocolate cookies. sounds great!

Chels/Catz in the Kitchen

Friday 21st of March 2014

The cinnamon really does add a little something special. :)

Karen @ The Food Charlatan

Thursday 20th of March 2014

You've never made crinkle cookies before this??? Are you even American? :) These look really good Chels, I've heard coffee does a lot to enhance chocolate flavor but I've never tried it. Yum!

Chels/Catz in the Kitchen

Friday 21st of March 2014

Haha, I know right? Kind of crazy! The coffee is kind of amazing in these.

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