Chewy double chocolate chip cookies! These soft, chewy, cocoa-based cookies are studded with melty dark chocolate chip pieces and infused with a small amount of coffee for rich chocolaty cookies. You might want to grab a glass of milk!
We’ve made it to Friday, and I don’t know about you, but I am ready to celebrate with some chocolate!
I made several batches of these double chocolate chip cookies last week and shared the few that I didn’t eat by myself with my co-workers. They were a huge hit and I think I’m going to create a Facebook video of them just so I have an excuse to make them again this weekend.
Let’s dig right in, shall we?
We begin this cookie dough with my favorite method of using melted, slightly cooled butter. Using melted butter rather than simply softened has never failed to give me the richest, butteriest, softest cookies. Just be sure to allow your butter to cool for at least ten minutes before stirring in additional ingredients — if it is too warm, you may melt your sugars and you’ll just have a runny mess on your hands.
Because our butter is melted, these cookies are thinner and less… puffy… than a cookie made with creamed butter and sugar. Rather than add more flour, which can dilute the buttery flavor and rich chocolate goodness, we add a small amount of cornstarch for structure.
Still not super puffy, thick cookies, but they have a good structure with a soft texture, and I have a feeling that once you sink your teeth into these melt-y, eternally chewy, rich, buttery double chocolate chip cookies, you’ll understand exactly what a significant impact melted butter has on the final result.
I like to add a small amount of instant coffee to these double chocolate chip cookies to help bring out their rich chocolate flavor even further. It’s a minimal addition that can give the flavor of your cookies a great boost, without making them taste like coffee!
As with my “worst” chocolate chip cookies, I like to top these off with additional chocolate chips as soon as they come out of the oven. the chocolate chips will soften in the warm cookies and then re-solidify on top. Extra chocolate, and extra scrumptious-looking cookies. It’s a win-win 😉
Enjoy!
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter melted and cooled at least 10-15 minutes
- 1 ¼ cup (250 g) brown sugar packed
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups (263 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (50 g) natural cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch (cornflour in UK)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee grounds optional
- 1 ½ cup (255 g) semisweet or dark chocolate chips plus additional for topping, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (177C) and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine your melted, cooled butter, and sugars. Stir until well-combined.1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, 1 ¼ cup (250 g) brown sugar, ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- Add egg and egg yolk, stir well.1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- Stir in vanilla extract. Set aside.1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and instant coffee grounds.2 ¼ cups (263 g) all-purpose flour, ½ cup (50 g) natural cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¾ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon instant coffee grounds
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, stirring well until ingredients are well incorporated.
- Stir in chocolate chips.1 ½ cup (255 g) semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- Drop cookie dough by rounded 1 ½ Tbsp-sized scoops onto cookie sheet. Use your fingers to gently form the dough so that it is slightly higher than it is wide (think egg-shaped rather than round).
- Bake on 350F (177C) for 10 minutes (cookies should still seem slightly underbaked in centers, this is OK, allow them to cool completely on pan and they will finish cooking but still be soft)
- If desired, gently press additional chocolate chips into the tops of cookies shortly after removing from the oven.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
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Amber
I want to rate these higher but each time I make them they seem to turn out different I think the ratio to butter and sugars may be off. I use a kitchen scale each time but sometimes they spread nicely and other times they don’t spread as much nothing changed in the way I made them and my ingredients are brand new. I love all your other recipes but this one needs some tweaking I wish it was a more thicker chewy cookie this one feels more like a brownie cookie which is not what I am looking for in a double chocolate chip cookie.
Sam
I’m so sorry to hear this is happening, Amber! Are you letting your butter cool sufficiently before adding sugars to it?
Rebecca
Oh my, these are so good. The perfect mix of chewy and tender and so so chocolatey. I made these exactly as instructed (using weights) and baked immediately without cooling as directed and they turned out amazing. If it can believed, they are even better the next day when the cookies have a chance to cool and set up completely. Yum. Will definitely be making again.
Sam
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies so much, Rebecca! 🙂
Ana
If I make the dough a day and in advance and keep it in the fridge, can I bake the dough straight from the fridge? Or would you recommend letting it warm up to room temperature before baking?
Thanks!
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
Hi Ana! If it’s difficult to scoop, you may need to let it warm up; otherwise, you should be fine to bake right away 😊
ava
I have made these several times and they always turn out amazing!! if I could give more than 5 stars i would!! i wish I could upload a picture! SO GOOD!!
Sam
I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed them so much, Ava! You can tag me on Instagram with a picture, @sugarspun_sam. 🙂
Christine
What is the difference between this recipe and the ultimate chocolate cookies?
Sam
The double chocolate chip cookies have a little more cornstarch in them to change the texture just a little bit. 🙂
Christine
Does the double chocolate chip cookie have more crackly tops than the ultimate chocolate cookie as well? Which one is your personal favorite?
Sam
I would say, yes these have a bit more of a crackly top. You really can’t go wrong with either one. They are both awesome! 🙂
Rose
Wowza! These might be the best cookies I’ve ever made. Chocolatey, soft, pillowy – and so doable for a novice baker like me. These turned out great!
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
We’re so happy you enjoyed them, Rose ❤️
Marie-Claude Albert
These turned out great! I used black cocoa instead of regular cocoa so that they would look black (for Halloween cookies)
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
Great idea, Marie! We’re so happy you loved them ❤️ Happy Halloween!
Chris Minehart
Is there any way of making the worst chocolate chip cookie recipe into a chocolate dough. Thanks Chris
Sam
Hi Chris! Unfortunately I have not played around with it so I can’t say for sure how it would be done.
Bell
Love these!! Can this recipe be made a week in advance?
Sam
I think it should be fine. You would want to make sure the dough is covered tightly so it doesn’t dry out in the refrigerator. 🙂