These bright orange, fun-looking cookies are the perfect gift for your loved ones for special occasions or holidays! If you want to make something special for them and you don’t want to veer away from common gifts such as the plain old white crinkle cookie, these will definitely brighten the days of your family and friends.
So continue to read the article and learn how the Choco Butternut Crinkles are done! There are tips and some trivia included here so be sure to not miss that out.
What are Choco Butternut Crinkles?
The choco butternut crinkles are made out of what is also known as the Christmas cookies–with a little variation. These cookies are fudgy and rich cookies that are then filled with white powder sugar resembling snow caps, as Christmas is commonly associated with winter and snow in North America. Apart from that, the cookies tend to crack when baked, hence the name crinkle cookies.
The butternut, on the other hand, is a bright orange type of powdered ingredient popularized here in the Philippines by a donut shop. It is named that way because it is commonly made with butter, and grated coconut. Because it has a powdery texture, this makes it a perfect substitute for the white powdered sugar used in crinkle cookies. This type of butternut, however, is not to be confused with the species of a walnut tree which also has the same name.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Dessicated Coconut
In case you are not familiar, dessicated coconut is simply grated and dehydrated coconut meat. It has various uses in the bakery and confectionary industry. You can make this on your own but you can always buy them in baking stores and supermarkets.
Baking Ingredients
Since this is a baked dessert product, you will be using common baking ingredients such as flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar. You will also need nutmeg powder, cinnamon powder, coffee powder, and orange food color.
Aside from these, we will also be using other regular pantry ingredients like eggs, butter, and cooking oil. If you are filling up your pantry, here’s a handy shopping guide:
Equipment You’ll Need
- Oven- To bake the crinkles, you will need a conventional oven that’ll fit the size of your baking sheet. You can also use other types of oven as long as the timer and the temperature can be set.
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How to Make Choco Butternut Crinkles
To start, we need to separate the ingredients we’re going to use for the butternut and for the cookie dough to avoid confusion. The first thing we are going to do is to make the butternut. That’s the bright orange one you see, which is a replacement of the traditional plain powdered sugar you see originally in crinkle cookies. After that, the next one is making the cookie dough.
Mixing the butternut ingredients is a straightforward process. If you have a food processor available with you, it will help in combining the ingredients much easier, but manually whisking the ingredients together should do the trick.
When preparing the dough, you can follow the instructions in the recipe. Nut as an alternative, you can also separately mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients first, and then proceed to slowly incorporate them together. Having the butter and egg both at room temperature is a bonus because it will help mix them together much easier, and will produce a softer texture for the cookie.
Baking Tips
- Be sure to have your measurements exact, especially for the flour. This is a common mistake when making the cookies and it will result in a very dry dough, and it will have a hardened texture and will easily crumble. So it is a good idea to use tools with the right measurements in it.
- If you have the time, you have the option to make the dough earlier than the needed time to prepare the cookies. This will make the dough easier to prepare. In fact, you can make the dough a few days before or even weeks before baking the cookies, because they’re stored in the freezer after all.
How to Serve Choco Butternut Crinkles
Have this choco butternut crinkles for dessert or snack or anytime you like. You can have it chilled or at room temperature. You can also go ahead and serve this with delicious coffee!
How to Store Choco Butternut Crinkles
Your choco butternut crinkles can be stored in an airtight container, in a cool dry place, for about 5 days. If you want them to last longer, store in a refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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- Easy Graham Balls Recipe
- Graham Polvoron Recipe
- Cassava Peanut Rolls Recipe
For a quick reference about this recipe, see the recipe table below:
Easy Choco Butternut Crinkles Recipe
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
Crinkle Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tsp instant coffee powder, optional
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup cooking oil, or vegetable oil
- 4 pcs large egg
Butternut Ingredients
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder, optional
- 1 tsp nutmeg powder, optional
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 drops orange food coloring
Instructions
Butternut Procedure
- In a mixing bowl, add-in the desiccated coconut, powdered sugar, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, and butter. Mix until well-incorporated.
- Add-in the orange food coloring. Mix until all of the mixture is colored.
- Let it dry for 10 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
Crinkle Procedure
- In a large bowl, add-in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt using a sifter. Mix until well-incorporated. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, add-in the cocoa powder, white sugar, instant coffee powder, and oil. Beat the ingredients together while adding the eggs one at a time, then add-in the vanilla extract.
- Combine the flour mixture into the cocoa mixture. Mix until well-incorporated.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 175 C (350 F).
- Scoop a part of the dough (about 1 tbsp) and form into ball shapes using clean hands. Repeat for the rest of the ingredients.
- Roll the dough (balls) in butternut mixture and then place about 2 inches apart on a lined baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Let stand on the baking sheet for 2 to 4 minutes and transfer to a serving plate or serving tray. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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