Dark Chocolate Cookies
Milk or Dark Chocolate? If you’re like me and will pick dark chocolate 10/10 times, then these Dark Chocolate Cookies are for you! They have a crackly exterior and a fudgey, chocolatey interior that is just amazing. Filled with dark chocolate chips, they are a chocolate lovers dream. I’ve tried these several different ways and am giving you my very favorite!
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If I’m honest with you, I don’t really like baking. It’s too precise and exact and it makes experimenting hard. I learned to cook by sight and smell, not measurements. So baking really pushes against that because it’s impossible to do without measurements! The first time I “experimented” with these Dark Chocolate Cookies, they turned out like a hockey puck. I’m talking so dense and dry! I brought them to a sweet friend in my community group when I went to visit her and her newborn. She’s an angel, so she had nothing but good things to say. But I know that it was probably because any food she didn’t have to make herself would have tasted great!
Lucky for you, I’ve fixed the recipe and can now give you the best Dark Chocolate Cookies! On my day off a few weeks ago I put pen to paper to try to figure out what went wrong the first time. It didn’t take long for me to realize the dry to wet ingredient ratio was wayyy off. In an attempt to increase the chocolate flavor, I added way too much cocoa powder without decreasing the amount of flour. See? This is why I don’t like baking. But we are working on it!
After several tweaks in recipe and bake time, these Dark Chocolate Cookies came out like a perfect dark chocolate chip filled chocolate sugar cookie. If you’re a chocolate lover, can it get any better than that? I also shared a cookie hack on my Instagram story to get pretty, round cookies every time. If you missed it, make sure you’re following me for more tips in the future!
Want a really indulgent treat? Try these alongside my Coconut Lime Spring Cocktail. The chocolate and lime pair together surprisingly well! Let me know if you try these, and if you do, I hope you love them!
Dark Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour, Measured Properly Measured Properly, this should come out to around 250 grams
- ½ Cup + 1 TBS Cocoa Powder Measured Properly, this should come out to around 75 grams
- ¾ tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature or 2 sticks
- 1 ¾ Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ⅓ Cup Dark Chocolate Chips, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350° and line 2-3 large baking sheets with parchment or a silicone non stick baking mat.
- Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment to beat the butter until creamy, about 1 minute.
- Add sugar to mixer bowl with creamed butter, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla to mixer bowl and beat on low until just combined.
- Add your dry ingredients and your dark chocolate chips to mixer bowl and beat on low until just combined.
- Form cookie dough balls with about 2 TBS of dough, and place 8 cookies on a sheet pan.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. The inside should still be a little gooey, while the exterior should be crackly.
- Place sheet pan on a wire rack to cool. Once cookies have cooled about 5-10 minutes, transfer cookies to wire rack and let them cool completely. Enjoy!