Ultimate Chocolate Cookies
These cookies are for serious chocolate lovers - two kinds of chocolate plus rich cocoa powder with a sprinkle of flaky salt to amplify everything. They're luxurious, intensely chocolate, with crisp edges and a chewy center.
Ingredients
Ingredients (~36 cookies)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 2 1/4 sticks, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar packed
- 1 1/4 tsp fine salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 10 oz dark chocolate wafers chopped
- 4 oz milk chocolate wafers chopped
- Flaky salt optional, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
- Beat butter until creamy. Add sugars and salt, beat 2-3 minutes until fluffy.
- Mix in eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla on low speed.
- Add flour mixture and mix on low. Fold in chopped chocolates.
- Form 2 Tbsp dough balls on parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with flaky salt if desired.
- Bake at 400°F for 9-11 minutes, rotating pan halfway. Cookies are done when golden and crinkly.
- Immediately flatten cookies with spatula after removing from oven.
- Let cookies rest on pan 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool.
Notes
Makes approximately 36 cookies.