Double Chocolate Cookies

Happy Monday, readers! I hope your weekend was fun and relaxing. I spent Saturday afternoon at a pool and my own stupidity and neglect resulted in me turning into a splotchy tomato person. It's a great look - trust me. My splotchy and sun-dried body made me want to spend yesterday inside so after cleaning the entire apartment from top to bottom, I decided to bake cookies!


Double Chocolate Cookies

Fresh outta the oven

1 C unsalted butter, softened
3/4 C sugar
2/3 C brown sugar, packed
1 Tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 Tsp baking soda
1/4 Tsp salt
2 1/4 C flour
2/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1 bag white chocolate chips (or the majority of a bag missing 2-3 Tbsp that you munched before adding to the dough)


Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.


In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and incorporated. Mix in eggs and vanilla until fully incorporated. Add in baking soda, salt, flower and cocoa powder until the dough is thoroughly mixed. Remove the paddle attachment.


Using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula, mix in the white chocolate chips.


Using a 1/4 C ice cream scoop, portion out dough onto the baking mats and gently press down into discs. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake the dough for 15 minutes and check for done-ness. I prefer my cookies to be soft so I baked mine for between 15-18 minutes but this is pure preference. If you want more solid cookies, bake longer.


Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. After completely cooled, store in a zip-top bag or air-tight storage container.


I was able to get 19 cookies out of this recipe.


Before sharing these cookies with my co-workers (remember my tip from last week about making friends!), I tried one - for purely scientific reasons. They were soft, fudge-y, decadent and not as sweet as you may expect. They took on a bittersweet flavor similar to good quality dark chocolate.


Stay tuned for some more excellent recipes and Happy Early Birthday, America!