Easy, Delicious Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

cocoa powder

🥗Healthier: carob powder

💰Cheaper: unsweetened chocolate

Carob powder is lower in calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: honey

Stevia is a low-calorie sweetener.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor.

Sift 2 cups of all-purpose flour into a bowl.

Add 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon of salt to the flour and whisk together.

In a stand mixer, combine 1 and 3/4 cups of granulated sugar and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and mix until fluffy.

Crack 4 room temperature eggs into a separate bowl and add them one at a time to the sugar mixture, mixing in between.

Add 1 cup of cocoa powder and mix on low until combined.

Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and a pinch of espresso powder to enhance the chocolate flavor.

Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll them into balls, about 1 inch in diameter.

Roll each ball in powdered sugar until fully coated and place on a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are set.

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