Two Huge Double Chocolate Cookies
Total Time
15 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Rating
4.9 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
2 cookies
- 3 tablespoons butter, very soft (see photos)
- 5 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons flour (37 grams, see note 1)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder (15 grams, see note 2)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3–4 tablespoons chocolate chips or chunks
- granulated sugar for rolling
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Soften the butter for about 10 seconds in the microwave – the ideal is slightly melted but not all the way, like what’s in the picture.
Step 2
Add brown sugar; stir to combine. Add egg yolk and vanilla; stir to combine. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; stir to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Step 3
Form the dough into two huge balls (reserving a bit of cookie dough for tasting, obviously) and roll each of them in granulated sugar.
Step 4
Transfer the dough balls to a baking sheet – they may feel slightly heavy and/or loose which is normal. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them rest on the pan for another 10 minutes to set up.
Step 5
Enjoy your moment of bliss!
Step 6
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Chef's notes
Note 1 on Flour and Measuring:
I go for about 52 grams of my dry ingredients (37 for flour, 15 for cocoa powder). If you don’t have a scale, no problem – I measure my scooping the tablespoon into the flour and leveling it gently with a knife.
Note 2 on Cocoa Powder Types:
You can use dark cocoa powder (affiliate link) OR regular cocoa powder. The top two images in this post show what the cookies look like with dark cocoa powder – they are, obviously, darker, and the chocolate chips will look lighter in comparison. The bottom set of photos in the steps section shows what the cookies look like with regular cocoa powder.
Note 3 on Chocolate Chips:
These also work with white chocolate chips and they’re delicious! When I use the white chocolate chips, I skip the sugar rolling step.
