These are the double chocolate cookies of your dreamz. I know that because they’re the double chocolate cookies of my dreamz. And I assume we have the same cookie-filled dreams, yes? These are the unbelievable double chocolate cookies we’ve all been waiting for. No more dry, cracked and crumbling cookies, which have been all there is in the double chocolate world for so long.
For a while it seemed like those truffle brownie style cookies were the thing. You know the ones? They were basically a proper chocolate truffle brownie batter, chilled in the fridge, scooped and baked. Delicious, yes. But like a full on choc-full-of-chocolate brownie, they’re not always what you want, and dang they can be expensive to make. These are not like those light, but incredibly rich rounds. These are the chewy, cocoa-rich, double-chipped chocolate cookies that I swear we all remember from being a kid.
They have that toasty, caramelised flavour of chocolate sizzling on a baking sheet, and the centres stay incredibly chewy and dense and damp. Dank even. Dank as the dankest meme. They’re super easy to make too, all the ingredients are just stirred together – a melt and mix situation. From there you are but a short bake away from cookie goodness.
I suggest you make these this weekend and then watch something super dark to go with their black hearts. How about the Johnny Depp / Christina Ricci / Christopher Walken classic Sleepy Hollow? So dark. Or how about something liiiike, The Ninth Gate, also starring Johnny Depp. Or what about Natural Born Killerssss? So DARK! I remember watching that one at my best friend’s house in highschool. We were the dark kids who watched Natural Born Killers. I’ve been weirdly attracted to Woody Harrelson ever since. Anway, cookies! This weekend! Do it!
xx Sarah.
- 1 stick (115g) butter, melted
- ¾ cup (150g) caster sugar
- ½ cup (110g) brown sugar
- ¾ cup (70g) cocoa powder (good quality)
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 eggs
- 1¾ cups (265g) plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 100g (4oz) white chocolate chips
- 100g (4oz) dark chocolate chips (70% cocoa solids)
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, and then place into a large mixing bowl and let cool slightly. Add in the sugars, cocoa, salt and vanilla and stir to combine.
- Add in both the eggs and stir until the mixture is glossy and comes together - this can take a bit of stirring, but you'll see when it happens.
- Finally, add in the flour, baking powder and chocolate all at once, and then stir until everything is combined and no streaks of flour remain.
- Cover the bowl with clingwrap and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn the oven on to 160C.
- When the 30 minutes are up, scoop up ¼ cup sized chunks of dough, and place them well-spaced onto a lined baking sheet. Flatten the cookies out a little, and then bank for 14-17 minutes, or until they are matte on the top, but still very soft.
- Leave the cookies to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes, during which time they will firm up, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
i love massive cookies! they don’t look that crazy, but 1/4 cup sounds like it (then again, have you seen/tried/heard/etc about the cookies at levain in nyc? those are mountains).
I haven’t tried them, but they are what inspired these bad boys! I have no idea if they’re similar at all, but I just felt like a big ol’ chewy chocolate chunker after I was reminded of the Levain ones recently! xx
Oh my God, those cookies from Levain are the BEST!!! My husband and I got one when we were in NY in 2010 and they were amazing. So big! I want to go back to NYC just to have another one of those cookies!
Dreaming of these! Hoping I wake to to them in the morning!
That would be a pretty sweet dream fo sho! xx
This is the perfect recipe for the days where all i want in the world is chocolate (like today).
Happy Thursday
These look gooey, chocolatey and just perfect. I want one please!
These are banging!! I love the white chocolate in there too. So yummy!
These look delicious! I’d eat too many of them though!
Kari
I made these last night as a little Theraputic Friday night baking. They were da bomb! Nuff said.
SO HAPPY you made these! AND liked them! xx
Yep, these are the cookies of my DREAMS! Love all hat chocolate up in there xo
yeahhhhhh gurl. xx
I’ve had a helluva week. Want to make these right now and put them straight in ma mouth.
You deserve it boo – highly reccommed. xx
How do you know about my cookie dreams?! These look just like them!
These look amazeballs. Can you use vanilla extract instead of vanilla bean paste? if so, how much? Thanks!
Hey Nicole, of course! Just replace with 2 tsp vanilla extract. xx
These look great! I”d make therm, but a fresh batch of Afghan Biscuits is already sitting on the kitchen bench and having both in the same house at the same time would be too much temptation for a mere mortal such as myself. Oh…for and on behalf of the entire rest of the planet (except Myanmar and Liberia, apparently) THANK YOU for including metric conversions in your recipes!
No problem at all! Thank you for thanking me! xx
I made these today, absolutely fantastic !
yaaayy! So glad you like these! xx
YAAAS you’re 100% right these ARE what my choc cookies dreams are made of!
Hi Sarah!
I follow you on Instagram and When you posted this one I knew I had to try it! today was the day And and I just loooove them! Can I add that you should warn people that they’re really chunky and specially for chocolate lovers! Heheh <3
Thank you!
My pleasure! I’m so glad you like these!! xx
I made these yesterday afternoon and they went down a storm with my friends! I didn’t have any white chocolate so used all dark…they were incredible!
Yaaay! So glad you like these Clara! xx
Please add some peanut butter chips in there next time. Life altering.
Hey Jennie – did you make these with PB Chips? I’d love to know so I can recommend to others! (PB chips don’t exist in Australia) xx
OMG, Sarah! I was looking through your cookbook (which i received for christmas, thanks mom) searching for cookies. Then, I came here and I knew this was exactly what my Easter cookie would be. Screw the pastels! I’m sticking with chocolate.
YASSSS, I love the way you think! xx
Hi Sarah, Making these tomorrow…..Did you use cocoa processed with alkai or natural cocoa?
Hi Denice! I used a natural cocoa