Chocolate Crinkles

Chocolate Crinkles


1 ¾ cups (437ml) flour
¾ cup (180ml) cocoa powder
1 tsp (5ml) baking soda
 cup (200ml) brown sugar
½ cup (125ml) oil cup
 3/4 cup (90ml) margarine
1 egg
1 tsp (5ml) vanilla
½ cup (125ml) powdered sugar

Beat brown sugar and margarineoil until well blended, add egg and vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients, cover and chill till firm. Roll dough into 1” balls, roll in powdered sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 10 mins.

Choc Orange cookies

1 cup flour
3/4 cup cocoa
170g butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 T orange zest

Sift together dry ingredients.  Cream butter and sugar together.  Add vanilla and zest.  Mix in flour.  Form into two rolls and wrap in waxed baking paper  Chill till firm.  Cut into thin slices and lay on baking sheet.  they are quite crumbly so press together if they start falling apart. Bake at 325*F for 13-15 minutes, just until starting to firm.  Excellent to freeze and take on a picnic!