Mocha Crinkles

These decadent chocolate-coffee flavored cookies will remind you of rich fudgy brownies. Great Christmas cookies.

• Ready In: 14 mins
• Yields: 72 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2  teaspoons instant espresso powder or 2  teaspoons instant coffee granules
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Beat together brown sugar and oil; then mix in sour cream, egg, and vanilla.
2. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, espresso, baking soda, salt, and pepper.
4. Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture; mix well.
5. Refrigerate dough until firm (3-4 hours).
6. Preheat oven to 350°F.
7. Pour powdered sugar into shallow bowl; set aside.
8. Cut dough into 1" pieces; roll into balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar.
9. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until tops of cookies are firm to touch (10-12 minutes; do not overbake).
10. Cool on wire racks.