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Chocolate Crinkles: the most magical cookie of all!

December 23, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Chocolate Crinkles

Chocolate Crinkles are everyone’s favorite, especially at Christmastime. This throwback recipe is from Betty Crocker herself. I haven’t changed a thing because why trifle with chocolate perfection? My mother made these when I was a kid, and I remember thinking they were magical because in the end, there’s a powdered sugar design on top. Like a snowflake, no two are alike.

These were Santa’s favorite, too. We always left a few on a plate near the fireplace, with a glass of milk. Santa needed lots of strength for traveling around the globe on Christmas Eve.

And the reindeer always got carrots.

During the night, I heard sleigh bells on the roof, but I didn’t dare sneak a peek.

The next morning, our stockings were filled and the plate of cookies held only a few crumbs. The living room felt enchanted and filled with the thrill of Santa. The idea that he’d come down our chimney, left toys under the tree, and enjoyed the cookies we’d baked only hours before while we slept only feet away—well, that was incredible and miraculous and downright unbelievable, yet we believed with all our might.

If you haven’t made your Santa cookies yet, give these Chocolate Crinkles a try because…

wait for it…

Santa Claus is coming tomorrow!

What would Gracie Lee do? She’d bake a batch right now, because she understood the importance of cookies and would certainly not do anything to mess up her lucky streak with Santa.

Gracie Lee's favorite cookie - chocolate crinkles

Merry Christmas Eve Eve,

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Musical Pairing:

Want an extra chocolate fix? Here’s a short video of me playing with melted chocolate…

Here Comes Santa Claus, Gene Autry

 

 

Filed Under: Food & Recipes, Holiday Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas cookies, cookies, Gracie Lee, holiday recipes, Santa Claus

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Comments

  1. Dorothy Johnson says

    December 24, 2015 at 7:42 am

    We left cookies and a Coke for Santa. Your cookies look wonderful. Merry Christmas.

  2. Lisa Pibst says

    December 14, 2018 at 9:07 am

    WE TOO cookies and milk ~ sweet memories ~ love your cookies ~ Merry Christmas ? ?


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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