Dark Chocolate Cookies

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How much do you like chocolate? I admit that I eat chocolate almost every day. There, I said it. From creamy milk chocolate to deep dark chocolate, I like them all. So when the family said, “we need cookies,” I went right for the chocolate. In fact, some might say I went overboard.

Learn how to make these chewy double chocolate chip cookies from scratch for those times you need a cure for those chocolate cravings.

These cookies are rich and buttery, with a chewy center that are full of soft chocolate chips nestled inside a fudgy chocolate cookie. Seriously. Classic chocolate chip cookies are already the best, but when you double the chocolate, you get the ultimate chocolate cookie. Whoa!

My secret ingredient for these cookies is ...instant espresso powder.

Why would you add coffee to a chocolate recipe?

Adding just a teaspoon of coffee enhances the chocolate flavor and takes these cookies from good to great by intensifying the chocolate flavor. Since you only use a small amount of espresso powder, you won't taste the coffee (nor will you be caffeinated), but you will taste a delightfully rich chocolate flavor.

Can you substitute instant coffee for espresso powder? You can. I suggest using a dark roast instant coffee. You will have to add more instant coffee to achieve the same flavor as espresso powder. For this recipe, add an extra ½ teaspoon.

And if you don't have espresso or instant coffee? The cookies will still be chocolatey. But if you can make a trip to the store, try it. I even add espresso powder to regular chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cakes.

Medaglia D'Oro is the brand I use for baking. It's available at most grocery stores, has a rich coffee taste, and dissolves easily.

You have options, but it is best to use good-quality bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate. Here are some of my favorites to use:

• Baker's - melting chocolate
• Ghiradelli - melting chocolate and chocolate chips
• Guittard - melting chocolate and chocolate chips
• Scharffen Berger - melting chocolate and chocolate chips
• Valrhona - melting chocolate
• Nestle Toll House - chocolate chips

When working with melted marshmallows lightly grease a spoon or spatula so the sticky marshmallow won't stick to the spoon or even your hands.

Step 1. Start by melting chocolate and butter in a large mixing bowl over a bain-marie, (aka, a heatproof bowl) over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir until the butter and chocolate are completely melted; this takes about five minutes. Remove from the stove and let cool.

Step 2. Add the sugar and egg to a large mixing bowl and mix on medium speed for a minute to combine.

Step 3. Mix in the cooled chocolate and vanilla with the mixer until the chocolate is combined.

Step 4. Combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and the expresso powder, then add this dry mixture to the chocolate, and mix well to combine.

Step 5. Stir the chocolate chips into the batter. The batter will be thick.

Step 5. Chill the dough for at least 15 minutes.

Step 6. Use a 1-inch cookie scoop, or 1 tablespoon, to make cookie dough balls and place them on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or a Silpat, bake for 9 - 10 minutes.

Move your cookies to a wire rack to cool, but seriously you should eat a few of these cookies right out of the oven while they are warm, because the best part of this recipe is eating a warm cookie from the oven.

Your kitchen will smell heavenly, (by which I mean chocolaty) by now.

• Want to make chocolate nut cookies? If you like a nutty cookie, add a cup of chopped pecans, walnuts, or macadamia nuts.
• Try adding chopped dried cherries for a delicious tart flavor.
• Make these chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips or use half semi-sweet and half white chocolate.
• Make a chocolate mint cookie by replacing the vanilla extract with mint extract.
• Peanut butter chips mixed into the dark chocolate dough taste like a peanut butter cup.
• Next time you make this cookie recipe try milk chocolate chips for a different chocolate flavor.

Mixing the dough too much will result in gluten forming, resulting in a tough cookie.

These are the reasons for flat cookies

You can never have too much chocolate, right?

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First published: April 6, 2022, Last updated: May 10, 2023, for better readability.

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I did something I haven't done for years since I was in 4-H Club. I entered these cookies at the El Dorado County Fair. So now I can officially call these cookies Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

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