I’ve been wanting to share a cookie recipe with you at Christmas for a few years now. I love to bake cookies around the holidays. But I didn’t get to it in the last few years. 

This year I finally got into the kitchen to bake Christmas cookies and I made these delicious gluten-free chocolate crinkle cookies.

What are crinkle cookies?

The name says it all: crinkle cookies are cookies with cracks in them. You roll these cookies in the powdered sugar before baking and because the cookies spread during baking, cracks appear in the powdered sugar layer.

This allows you to see the inside of the cookies in between and this creates a nice crinkle effect.

These cookies are soft and super fudgy. They are brownie-like cookies with a delicious rich chocolate taste.

What do you need for gluten-free crinkle cookies?

The ingredients for these cookies are simple:

• Gluten-free flour mix: for these cookies I use the baking mix that I almost always use for baking recipes: Schär Mix It Universal. You can also use a mix with similar ingredients. Such as Doves Farm Freee plain flour.
  
• Xanthan gum: xanthan gum helps to make gluten-free dough more elastic and easier to handle. In addition, it ensures a less dry and crumbly end result.
  
• Cocoa powder: The cocoa powder gives these cookies the delicious rich brownie taste.
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Sunflower oil
• Eggs
• Granulated sugar and icing sugar: to get the nice effect on the cookies, roll them in icing sugar before putting them in the oven.

  With these cookies it sometimes happens that the sugar melts a bit and dissolves after baking, so that you see less of the crinkle effect.

  
  

  On the Sally’s Baking Addiction website I learned that you can first roll the cookies in regular granulated sugar before rolling them in icing sugar. These handy tips will keep your crinkle cookies nice and bright white!

This recipe makes 20 gluten-free chocolate crinkle cookies.

How long can I store the cookies? 

Store the cookies in a sealed container. Then they stay good for a week. You can also freeze them in a sealed container. Then they stay good for up to 3 months.

Can I use a different type of flour?

When baking gluten-free, preferably choose a gluten-free flour mix, such as the one from Schär Mix It Universal. Other similar flour mixes also work.

Flour types such as almond flour and coconut flour will not work for this recipe, as they have a completely different composition. I would also not recommend buckwheat flour, because it has a very present taste.

Will you let me know if you have made my low FODMAP chocolate crinkle cookies? I would love it if you would let me know what you think about the recipe by leaving a comment and a rating below. You can also share your creations with me by tagging me on Instagram @karlijnskitchen or by using the hashtag #karlijnskitchen. 

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