Holiday Crinkle Cookies Recipe on Food52 (2024)

I wish I would have read the reviews first. Very sticky dough. Hopefully, will be a bit better after it's been in the fridge. Otherwise, very easy to make.

Jose December 12, 2023

I gave it five stars just for the looks. I wanted to make it so badly because it reminded me of something I used to have back home for this time of the year. But when I looked at the ingredients, sadly I could not have them here. It looks impossible to make it vegan. Is it? Thanks,

I followed this recipe 100% it was perfect. It's supposed to be sticky with 2 cups of sugar thats obvious. Wet hands and using a spoon this was easy to roll. I was able to get 4 dozen Cookies.

I wanted so badly to love this recipe...the dough was incredibly sticky. A chill in the refrigerator helped, and I used two spoons to make the ball and drop right into the powdered sugar. The flavor is good, but I think I prefer a recipe with melted chocolate bar and butter a la Joy Of Cooking. Maybe its just the nostalgia of knowing that was the recipe used when I was a kid, but this one was hard to reproduce the flavor and fun of rolling the cohesive balls around the powdered sugar.

Eric December 20, 2022

It was really easy to make. Unlike other reviewers, my dough came out just fine. It was easy to make a ball without putting it in a refrigerator. I cut the sugar in half, but I should have kept it as the recipe says or cut it back to 3/4 cup. Thank you for this fun recipe to try during the holidays.

Bevi December 3, 2022

I make the batter and stick it in the fridge for at least an hour. I use a teaspoon to dig out a portion and I immediately throw it in the confectioner's sugar. I have no problem making the ball while rolling in the powdered sugar. I shake off the extra powdered sugar while jiggling the ball in my hand and place on the baking sheet. They spread quite a bit. There is no need to add extra flour, which has a negative impact on the texture and the taste.

I followed the recipe closely using room temp eggs, my mix was insanely sticky. I added nearly x2 the flour to get it workable. Lost the flavor because I had to add so much flour. This recipe definitely needs some work.

I love this recipe and have been making them the few years for the holiday season. The only thing that should be added is to chill the dough so it can be handled easily when rolling into balls. I let the dough come to room temp after they have been rolled and dipped in the powdered sugar while the oven preheats.

Made these cookies for the first time yesterday (found recipe in local newspaper) which are easy to make and absolutely delish! I did not refrigerate dough before rolling and the dough was too sticky so I added an additional 1/2 cup of flour (or so) and it worked perfectly. Will definitely be making these from now on! Next time I'll try chilling dough first.

just made these and they were so sticky to the point where my hands were covered in a disgusting chocolate mess. couldnt roll them into balls like several other people in the reviews lmfao should have read them first

I think ive made 4 batches of these in the last week for Christmas boxes for friends. Great nostalgic cookie recipe with great instructions. I weighed out each dough all to 1.5 grams and baked for 13 minutes. After cooking for a few minutes I pushed peppermint Hershey kisses in them. I wish they let you upload pictures with reviews. Ten out of ten, will make again. Tonight.

Yeah just tried to make these and the dough is way too sticky to roll into balls... am going to stick it in the fridge and hope that helps.

These turned out very well — I used 1.5 cups coconut sugar, and subbed the flour for Bob’s Red Mill 1-1 gluten free flour. Definitely sweet enough despite using less sugar. Otherwise I followed the recipe. I had the same experience as others with them not flattening on their own during baking - I had to squish them down a bit with a spatula. I tried mixing in walnuts in part of the batch but actually preferred them simple! Will make again :)

Love these! Chocolate crinkles were always a must during the holiday season growing up and I still make them every year! This is by far my favorite recipe; I probably will keep using this year after year.

I loved these so much, we had a cookie sale thing at work that is why we made it. And then I was getting ready to leave, at work, we had a place where we put our cookies at, so at the end of the day, I left all of the cookies were gone! so I stool some of the other people at work cookies. They all had a few of there cookies left except mine, I was the only one if you sell them out, they will be a hit! Have a good time baking them!

These are my fave holiday cookies and this recipe is perfect! Tried mixing ground up candy cane into the sugar and they were amazing!!! And so easy! Thank you!!

Hi- initially before refrigeration should the dough seem more like brownie batter? I followed directions exactly and that’s how it seems right now before refrigeration...any help would be appreciated!

I'd like some thoughts on how to best store cookies for Christmas. Thank you!!

I make these cookies every year around the holidays. My family loves them! I usually add mini chocolate chips, powdered espresso & double the recipe. Once baked, I store most of them in the freezer to take out as needed - ensures perfect texture retention every time!

These cookies looked great but, taste terrible. I probably won't try a cookie recipe again that uses oil rather than butter.