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Chocolate Mint Crinkles

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Lori Lange
Updated Jan 26, 2011
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A perfect addition to your holiday cookie exchange spread, our scratch-made crinkles are crowned with peppermint Hershey's Kisses.

Chocolate Mint Crinkles

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 5 min
  • Servings 60
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • Hershey's® Kisses® Brand mint or candy cane flavored candies
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In medium bowl, mix flour, baking cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs with whisk until well mixed. Beat in vanilla and peppermint extract.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
  • Step 
    4
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Place powdered sugar in small bowl. Shape dough into tablespoon-size balls; roll in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies crackle and dough doesn’t look raw. When cookies are done, immediately place a KISSES candy in center of each cookie, and press lightly. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely until candy is set.

Nutrition

100 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
14g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tips

  • The HERSHEY'S® KISSES® trademark and trade dress and the Conical figure and plume device are used under license.
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