Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: Ultra ultra chocolaty! The espresso powder really boosts the already intense chocolate flavor. If you want to dial down that chocolate flavor feel free to omit the espresso powder and use milk chocolate chunks.
Texture: Soft yet chewy, and devastatingly ooey and gooey.
Ease: Super easy. The most annoying part for me is chopping the chocolate for the chunks but that’s what gives you gooey bursts of melty chocolate.
Appearance: Like little brown circles of heaven, if there was ever such a thing.
Pros: Perfect recipe for satisfying any chocolate or cookie craving.
Cons: None!
Would I make this again? This is my go-to double chocolate cookie recipe.
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You’d think after the hundreds and hundreds of cookies I’ve made in my life I’d be sick of them but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Same with chocolate. Rarely does a day go by when I don’t have a bite of chocolate. If chocolate is presented to me and I don’t want it, I’m either horribly ill or possibly possessed by some sort of chocolate-hating weirdo. That’s why SO many of the dessert recipes I post have chocolate in them. I just can’t help it.
Today’s Double Chocolate Cookies recipe is the ultimate way to satisfy a serious chocolate craving. Cocoa powder AND eight whole ounces of chopped chocolate plus a touch of espresso powder to really enhance the chocolate flavor. Craziness. The type of craziness you need to make ASAP. Like, yesterday. Just look at the photos and tell me your mouth isn’t watering from the ooey, gooey goodness. Plus these are nice and chewy too. I’ll let you finish this post so you can get into the kitchen!
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Double Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (156 grams) all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (150 grams) packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces (227 grams) semisweet chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a medium bowl sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, espresso powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl use an electric mixer to beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed until light in color and smooth. Add the egg and egg yolk and beat until combined. Add the vanilla extract. On low speed gradually add flour mixture. Fold in the chopped chocolate with a rubber spatula.
- Using a spoon or spring-loaded scoop, drop 1 ½ – tablespoon sized balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for about 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire wracks to cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.
These are amazing <3 I make them all the time and it convinces even the most anti-sweet tooth person in the room that they amazing!
Mine turned out similar to Megan’s. The cookies didn’t spread out and just stayed as little balls. For the second batch, I flattened the balls. How did you get your cookies to spread out as shown in the photo?
Are you measuring your flour by volume or weight, Kim?
I just took a pan of these out of the oven. As I was making them I thought it was odd that they called for baking powder instead of baking soda. Now I’m wondering if it was supposed to be baking soda after all. They taste amazing, but they barely spread at all. They definitely look different than the ones in your photos.
In the method you said cookies should be baked for about 10 minutes but up at the top, it says 25 minutes. A bit confusing! They look lovely by the way?
Living in Maine, we find this is the season for getting snowed in. After moving up here during last years brutal winter, I learned quickly to keep the pantry stocked with ingredients for crock pot cooking and baking supplies.
Today was no exception to being confined to our home. I had all of the ingredients on hand and was able to whip up a batch of these (I added peanut butter chips) quickly. They were a great surprise for my fella after he had been snow blowing the drive all morning. They were an absolute hit! Thank you for sharing your wonderfully crafted recipe; you’ve never let us down!
Elizabeth
Okay, thanks! 🙂 Also, very interesting about how egg whites affect the consistency.
How small should the chocolate be chopped? Into chunks, or more fine?
Chunks! That way each bite has some gooey chocolate goodness 🙂 At least that’s what I prefer, feel free to chop anyway you like.
Why 1 egg + 1 yolk instead of just 1 egg or 2 eggs? New to baking and just wondering.
Great question! I actually answer it in detail here: https://handletheheat.com/2013/08/the-ultimate-guide-to-chocolate-chip-cookies-part-2.html
But basically using a yolk instead of another whole egg makes the cookies softer and chewier.
Love your blog! These chocolate cookies look amazing — will they retain that inner ooey-gooey chocolatey-ness even after they cool? Thanks!
Thank you! They are definitely the most ooey and gooey the day they are made. They’re still wonderful days after, but you can always pop them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to amp up the gooey factor 🙂
We may be going out of town today- but I’m going to make these before we leave, because the moment I saw them, it was LOVE! Just waiting for my butter to come to room temp. Yet another fantastic recipe from you, I’m sure.
That’s awesome!! Enjoy the cookies and your trip 🙂
I could become obsessed with this kind of cookie!
“Like little brown circles of heaven, if there was ever such a thing” Made me lol! These look insanely chocolatey…which I am alll over. I also can never get sick of cookies or chocolate! Pinned