This quick Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuit Recipe will definitely as a Festive Feel to your Family home as you bake together with the Kids over Christmas.
If you are looking for an easy to make fun snack to make with the kids over the school holidays that also has a Wintery theme to it then this Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuits Recipe will tick all the boxes for you. This recipe will make around 30 large biscuits.
Ingredients for the Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuits
- 200g Caster Sugar
- 60ml Vegetable Oil
- 2 Large Eggs
- 60g Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 180g Plain Flour
- 60g Icing Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
What Else you Will Need to Make these Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuits
- Weighing Scales
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Small Mixing Bowl
- Electric Whisk, we recently upgraded ours and got it from Amazon here
- Baking Paper
- Oven Baking Tray
- Spoon
- Wire Rack (Ideally but not essential)
Method to Make Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuits
- First off you need to sieve the cocoa powder into a mixing bowl
- Then mix in the caster sugar and oil and one egg. Whisk the ingredients together before then adding the second egg and whist again until all combined.
- Then mix the flour, a pinch of salt and the baking powder into this mixture and whisk until it forms a soft to touch dough.
- Place your dough into the fridge for around an hour
- Once your dough is chilled, pre heat your oven to 190 °C/ 170 °C Fan / Gas 5
- Pour the icing sugar into a small bowl and line your baking tray with baking paper.
- Using a spoon scoop out some dough and suing your hands roll into a ball.
- Roll your little ball of dough into the icing sugar and place on your baking tray making sure you leave a good bit of space between each biscuit so they can spread out while cooking.
- Pop in the oven and cook for 10 minutes, they will be a bit soft and bouncy when they come out, but they get harder as they cool.
- Leave on the tray to cool until moving them to the wire rack.
Why This Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuits Recipe Works for Families
This Winter Chocolate Crinkle Biscuits Recipe is perfect for getting the kids involved in the kitchen during the Christmas holidays. The rolling and coating is brilliant for little hands, and watching the crinkles appear as they bake feels a bit magical. They’re soft, chocolatey, and have that lovely festive look with the snowy icing sugar coating. Make a batch for family movie nights, pop them in tins as homemade gifts, or simply enjoy them warm with a cup of hot chocolate after a chilly winter walk. However you serve them, these biscuits bring a proper festive feel to your home.
If you want even more festive inspiration then head over to our Family Life at Christmas section for local family-friendly events, advice on choosing the perfect Christmas tree, extra gifting ideas, and lovely traditions to make your celebrations truly special
