Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Looking for the ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe that’s chewy, chocolatey, and full of flavor
While chocolate chip cookies are always good, the perfect cookie is all about mastering the detailsThis recipe combines brown butter, the right mix of flours, and rich dark chocolate chunks to give you cookies with crispy edges, soft gooey centers, and deep caramel-like flavor
📌 Recipe Information
⏱ Prep time: twenty minutes
🔥 Bake time: twelve to fifteen minutes
🕒 Total time: thirty-five minutes (with chilling preferably eight hours)
🍪 Servings: twelve to fourteen large cookies
🎯 Difficulty: easy to medium
⭐ Result: crispy edges with a chewy, gooey center
🔥 Bake time: twelve to fifteen minutes
🕒 Total time: thirty-five minutes (with chilling preferably eight hours)
🍪 Servings: twelve to fourteen large cookies
🎯 Difficulty: easy to medium
⭐ Result: crispy edges with a chewy, gooey center
📝 Ingredients
one cup (about one hundred twenty-five grams) all-purpose flour
one cup (about one hundred twenty-five grams) bread flour
one-half teaspoon baking soda
one-half teaspoon salt
one cup (about two hundred twenty-five grams) unsalted butter, browned
one-half cup (about one hundred grams) white sugar
one cup (about two hundred grams) dark brown sugar
one teaspoon vanilla extract
one-half teaspoon espresso powder (optional, boosts flavor)
one whole egg plus one egg yolk
about two hundred grams dark chocolate, chopped into chunks
about one hundred grams chocolate chips
👩🍳 Instructions
Step One: Brown the butter
Place the butter in a saucepan over medium heat
Let it melt and bubble until the milk solids turn golden brown and a nutty aroma appears
Pour into a measuring cup and top up with water until you have exactly one cup
Allow it to cool to room temperature
Step Two: Mix the dry ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, bread flour, salt, and baking soda
Step Three: Make the dough base
In a large bowl, beat the cooled brown butter with white sugar and dark brown sugar until smooth
Add vanilla and espresso powder
Mix in the egg and egg yolk
Gradually fold in the flour mixture in three parts, mixing until just combined
Step Four: Add the chocolate
Fold in the chopped dark chocolate chunks and chocolate chips using a spatula
Step Five: Chill the dough
Scoop cookie dough balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Chill overnight for best flavor, or bake right away if you’re impatient
Step Six: Bake
Preheat the oven to one hundred eighty degrees Celsius (about three hundred fifty Fahrenheit)
Bake cookies for twelve to fifteen minutes until the edges are golden and the centers look slightly soft
Step Seven: Serve
Let cool on a wire rack
Enjoy warm with a glass of milk or coffee
✨ Final Result
The perfect cookie every time
Crispy on the outside
Soft and gooey in the center
Rich, nutty flavor from brown butter
Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate in every bite
Once you try these, you’ll never want another cookie recipe again