Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

In a medium bowl, sift together cocoa powder, granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Using a stand mixer (or a hand mixer + medium bowl), add vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix on low just long enough to break the egg yolks, about 10-15 seconds.

Keeping speed on low, add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and add it to the wet ingredients, mixing for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Continue adding the rest of the dry ingredients until cookie batter is thoroughly mixed. Batter will be dark and sticky.

Cover and chill cookie dough for at least 1 hour, ideally 4 hours, or up to overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place powdered sugar in a shallow bowl and keep it handy for the next step.

Scoop 2-3 heaping tablespoons of cookie dough and roll it into a ball. Drop ball in powdered sugar and toss to coat completely. Place sugar coated cookie ball in the prepared baking sheet. Repeat this step until all the cookie dough batter is used, spacing cookies 2 inches apart.

Bake for 10-13 minutes or until tops of cookies are lined with cracks. Don't overbake, or your cookies will be too hard.

Let cookies cook in the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 4 days.