These Sugar Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are perfect for your holiday baking.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a favorite cookie for the holiays.
Sugar Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Crinkle cookies that do not have all of the added sugar in them.
I like that we can enjoy these cookies.
I always love seeing the wonderful variety of cookies that pop up during the holiday season.
While we love the usual cookies such as chocolate chip or sugar, sometimes we want something a bit different.
That is one reason why crinkle cookies are so popular this time of the year.
There are a couple of ingredients that you will need for this that you may not have on hand.
You can make your own sugar free powdered sugar using this recipe or you can buy sugar free powdered sugar already made online.
Unsweetened cocoa powder can easily be found online. Also, you will need sugar free chocolate chips, which you can find here.
Here are some similar recipes that you may also like.
- The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies.
- Sugar Free Shortbread Cookies.
- And, Sugar Free Gingerbread Cookies.
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Make perfectly similar sized cookies when you use a scoop. This works ever so wonderfully with chocolate chip cookies, as I would know.
I also use this for more than cookie baking!
The diameter of this scoop is 1.7 inch which can holds 1.5 tablespoons of dough perfect for all recipes, yields 2-¾" diameter cookies
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Reinforced non-stick coating for easy release and quick cleanup
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The recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
As mentioned, you can make your own sugar free powdered sugar using this recipe or you can buy sugar free powdered sugar already made online.
Unsweetened cocoa powder can easily be found online. Also, you will need sugar free chocolate chips, which you can find here.
What you will need to make this
- Flour- 1 ⅔ cup (AP).
Make this recipe gluten free by using gluten free flour instead of regular flour. Or, you can make this recipe low carb by using low carb Carbalose flour. - Unsweetened Cocoa Powder- ½ cup.-
- Baking Powder- 1 ½ teaspoon.
- Butter- 9 tablespoons (1 stick+ 1 tablespoon ).
- Sugar Alternative- 1 cup. Granular 1:1 equivalency with sugar works best.
- Eggs- 2.
- Vanilla Extract- 1 teaspoon.
- Sugar Free Powdered Sugar using this recipe or you can buy sugar free powdered sugar already made online- ½ cup.
How to make Sugar Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Mix together your flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Set this aside.
- In a mixing bowl, blend together the butter and sugar alternative. When well blended, you can add the vanilla extract and then the eggs one at a time, stirring between additions.
- Next stir in the dry ingredients from the medium bowl to the mixing bowl. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed to blend the ingredients together.
- Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- When ready to bake the cookies, remove the mixing bowl from the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 325 and prep your cookie sheets for nonstick. I like to use parchment paper
- Place your powdered sugar in a shallow bowl or similar surface.
- Use a tablespoon or similar sized scoop to scoop up cookie dough. Roll the dough into 1" balls and then roll each ball in the powdered sugar. Place each of the rolled cookie dough balls on the prepped sheet at least 2" apart.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies appear to be crackled and the outer areas of the cookies seem to be set.
- Allow your cookies to cool on a rack.
The Recipe Card
Sugar Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cup Flour
- ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 9 tbsp Butter
- 1 cup Splenda
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Sugar Free Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Mix together your flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Set this aside.
- In a mixing bowl, blend together the butter and sugar alternative. When well blended, you can add the vanilla extract and then the eggs one at a time, stirring between additions.
- Then stir in the dry ingredients from the medium bowl to the mixing bowl. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed to blend the ingredients together.
- Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- When ready to bake the cookies, remove the mixing bowl from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 325 and prep your cookie sheets for nonstick. I like to use parchment paper.
- Place your powdered sugar in a shallow bowl or similar surface. Use a tablespoon or similar sized scoop to scoop up cookie dough. Roll the dough into 1" balls and then roll each ball in the powdered sugar. Place each of the rolled cookie dough balls on the prepped sheet at least 2" apart.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies appear to be crackled and the outer areas of the cookies seem to be set. Allow your cookies to cool on a rack.
Recipe Notes
Unsweetened cocoa powder can easily be found online. Also, you will need sugar free chocolate chips, which you can find here.
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I get a lot of visitors who ask me about baking without sugar.
Baking cakes, cupcakes, and cookies has gotten a lot easier over the years. This is mostly thanks to the many new products and options that are now on the market.
For me, the alternative that I choose to use in a recipe has a lot to do with what that recipe actually is.
Every alternative behaves differently when added to a recipe. This has a lot to do with how we use that alternative in our recipe.
Darla
Does it matter what type of cocoa? I have heard that if you are using 1/2 cup or more then use Dutch processed cocoa. And thank you for all the sugar free options.
Sugar Free Diva
Hi.
The dutch chocolate will certainly offer the darker color that can look nice with a cookie like this one. However, the cookie will not have as much of a chocolate taste as it would by using regular cocoa. In baking, it is the regular cocoa that is usually preferred as it is also needed to react with baking soda as part of the leavening process.
Hope this helps. Thanks!