Chocolate Crinkle Cookies With Grapefruit And Star Anise

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   Grind the star anise with a mortal and pestle or a spice grinder. Make sure you REALLY grind the pods, you don't want any pieces sticking out of your cookies.

2. 2

   Put the ground anise in a bowl with the flour, cocoa, salt, espresso powder, and baking powder, and whisk it all together.

3. 3

   Mix the vegetable oil and sugar (just the regular sugar, not the powdered sugar, that's for later) for a couple of minutes in a stand mixer.

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   Add the eggs, vanilla, and grapefruit zest, and mix in with the sugar/oil until combined.

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   Next, add all your dry ingredients and mix together with the wet stuff, then refrigerate the dough overnight.

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   Preheat your oven to 350.

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   Put your powdered sugar into a bowl. Roll your dough into inch-wide balls, then roll them in the powdered sugar. Make sure you get a LOT of powdered sugar on the cookies, you don't want any black parts showing.

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   Put the cookies on a baking sheet with parchment paper, stick them in the oven for 10 minutes, let them cool for 5 minutes, then put them on a cooling rack.

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   EAT.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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