Chocolate cookies recipe

Our chocolate cookies use eight ingredients and have a double hit of chocolate flavour. 

Unlike our easy chocolate chip cookies, this recipe uses cocoa powder and chocolate chunks for an extra hit of indulgence. We’ve also included pecans which bring a rich nutty flavour but you can omit if you want to keep the cookies nut-free. 

Ingredients

• 100g (3½oz) butter, softened
• 125g (4oz) light muscovado sugar
• Yolk from 1 med egg
• 125g (4oz) plain flour
• 30g (1oz) cocoa powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100g bar dark chocolate (50-70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
• 60g (2oz) pecan nuts, chopped

Method

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, then sift in the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda and mix well. Cool for 5 minutes.
2. Add the chopped chocolate and nuts. Chill the mixture while the oven heats up to 190C (170C fan, Gas 5).
3. Divide the mixture into 10 and roll each portion into a ball. Arrange, spaced apart on the baking sheets and then press them to flatten them to about 1.5cm (½in) thick.
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes until risen and cracked but still a bit soft and gooey. Cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Top tips for making chocolate cookies

For even shaped and sized cookies, we recommend weighing the dough and then dividing into portions. You could also use an ice cream scoop or tablespoon to portion the dough. 

Jessica Ransom

“One of my favourite things to make is ice cream cookie sandwiches. I bake a batch of cookies and allow them to cool completely and harden a little overnight. Then, using a sharp knife I cut through a cardboard tub of ice cream to get a thick slab which I can sandwich between two cookies. It’s indulgent, delicious and can be enjoyed at any time of year.”

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Our easy sugar cookies recipe is another fun bake to make with kids and our vanilla cookies are the perfect base for decorating with icing. You might also like this American Snickerdoodles cookies which are lightly spiced and very addictive!