Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These are the showstoppers that look like they rolled through snow — fudgy, chewy brownie centers with crisp, crackled edges that shatter when you bite down. They're ridiculously easy to make and taste infinitely more impressive than the effort required.

Ingredients:

• 200g dark chocolate, chopped
• 100g butter
• 200g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 150g plain flour
• 40g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 100g icing sugar, for rolling

Method:

1. Melt chocolate and butter together, then stir in caster sugar. Let cool slightly.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
3. Fold in flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
4. Refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours (or overnight — it's worth the wait).
5. Preheat oven to 180°C. Roll tablespoon-sized balls of dough in icing sugar, coating generously.
6. Place 5cm apart on lined baking trays.
7. Bake 12–14 minutes — they should look underbaked on top.
8. Cool on tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

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Chef's tip: Don't skip the icing sugar coating or the chilling step — the sugar creates that gorgeous crackled exterior while the cold dough ensures chewy centers.