Chocolate Crinkles - Feast Your Eyes

Thanksgiving is over and the holidays have descended upon us once again, which generally entails a hectic month of harried gift shopping, family gatherings, a frenzy of social obligations, and a few cherished small pleasures, namely: holiday baking. Granted, that too may be a stressful undertaking -- where does one find the time for all the grocery shopping, baking and cookie exchanges! -- but within one bite of a sublime cookie, holiday stress is bound to just crumble.

And these Chocolate Crinkles appear to be just the thing to unwind, with an oh-so-subtly-crunchy cracked crust, a soft, fluffy chocolate-y interior and a powdered sugar coating of snowy sweetness. Blogger Patricia from Brownies for Dinner confesses to have "spent two days with my lips dusted with tell-tale powdered sugar" with these delights -- and so can you, with her simple recipe.

And as luck would have it, today is National Cookie Day! Help other readers rejoice in the small pleasures and share your favorite cookie recipes, after the jump.

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