Recipe: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

I was introduced to this recipe this past winter during a staff meeting in which we all had to bring some type of treat. I didn't have time to make one of my famous recipes (samoa cupcakes - I will be sure to share that recipe in the future!) so I opted for some store bought brownies.

My boss was the one who brought them in and I loved how delicate and elegant they looked but most of all how frigging delicious they were!

Of course, I had to ask my boss if they took a lot of time prepare. She laughed and shared that it was one of the easiest recipes she's ever made.

She really had my attention now...

Here are the ingredients needed:

1 box of chocolate cake mix
~~1/4 cup of oil~~ replaced with 1/4 cup of organic coconut oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Confectioner sugar

After I realized, "oh snap! I've got these in my pantry", I wanted to make these for the holidays.

That apparently did not turn out to be the case. Four months later and a case of major chocolate munchies I decided to finally whip them up for me and my husband. (mostly me though)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375

Place cake mix in bowl (or mixer as I did here)
Add 1/4 cup of coconut oil (I nuked it for 15 seconds so it could be in liquid form)
1 tsp of vanilla
2 eggs

Mix well. The consistency will be thick. Take a big spoonful and kind of roll it into an inch ball, lightly coat in confectioner sugar and place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Spread them out a bit, these cookies will expand!

Allow 15-17 minutes, remove from oven, let them cool and that's it.

Yup, that's it!

*note, the original recipe called for vegetable oil, I used organic coconut oil instead and they tasted amazing! - Let me know how they turn out for you.