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Simple Chocolate Cookies
These easy chocolate cookies have crispy edges and chewy, soft centers. Get the best cookie recipe for chocolate lovers and learn how to serve and store them.
👥 36 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Melissa Roberts📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place rack in center of oven; preheat oven to 375°F. Line 3 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
Whisk ¾ cup (94 g) all-purpose flour, ¾ cup (63 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ tsp. baking soda, and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. plus ⅛ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl to combine.
3
Beat 1½ sticks (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened, and 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in 2 large eggs, room temperature, and 1 tsp. vanilla extract until no streaks remain. Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
½ sticks (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened1(200 g) granulated sugar1 cuplarge eggs, room temperature2. vanilla extract1 tsp
4
Drop level tablespoons of cookie dough (or use a #60 size cookie scoop) about 2" apart onto prepared baking sheets; bake in batches in middle of oven until puffed and set, 8–⏱️ 10 minutes. Transfer baked cookies to a wire rack to cool. Editor’s note: This recipe was first printed in the February 2003 issue of ‘Gourmet’ as Dark Chocolate Cookies. Head this way for more of our favorite cookie recipes →
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