The Very Best Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- Butter2 cups
- Brown sugar3 ½ cups
- Egg2
- Vanilla2 tsp
- Flour3 ¼ cups
- Cocoa powder1 cup
- Coffee · powder1–2 tbsp
- Baking soda1 ½ tsp
- Salt1 tsp
- Sugar
- Cardamom · ground1 tsp
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a stand mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy and light. Mix in the eggs and vanilla until just combined.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda and salt. Mix into a soft dough.
- Shape the dough into balls of about ¼ cup each. Roll each ball in the extra sugar, mixed with the cardamom if using.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, placing 6-8 cookies per sheet and baking in batches.
- Take the cookies out of the oven and let them rest: the edges crisp while the centres stay thick and soft.
Summarized from Pinch of Yum's video. Watch it for the details.
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