Small Batch Double Chocolate Cookies are made with whipped egg, melted bittersweet chocolate, and chunks of whatever chocolate candy bar you are in the mood to add. Their texture is light, flaky and chewy. And best of all, the recipe only makes 10 cookies.
Recipe
Small Batch Double Chocolate Cookies
Small Batch Double Chocolate Cookies which makes only 10 delicious cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 ounces flavored dark or bittersweet chocolate bar cut into chunks (Lindt Bittersweet Hazelnut)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat chopped bittersweet chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second increments, stirring in between, until almost melted; do not overheat. Alternatively, you can do this in a double boiler or saucepan over low heat.
- Mix together together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat egg, brown sugar, and vanilla on high speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in melted chocolate. Add flour mixture and stir until combined. Makes sure batter is not still warm from the melted chocolate, then stir in cut up chocolate bar.
- Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are shiny and crackly yet soft in centers, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on sheets 10 minutes; with a thin metal spatula, transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Makes 10
Anna
Hi Amy,
When I made them, the dough was not runny like cake batter, but it was thinner than your average cookie dough. I'm not sure exactly what's going on, but it may have something to do with type of ingredients you are using. That's all I can think of.
AmyS
I've made these twice now, and they are delicious! But when I make the dough as described, the result looks a lot more like cake batter than cookie dough. Is it supposed to look like that? I've ended up adding quite a bit more flour before baking; one cup or more! Is the dough really supposed to be runny like cake batter? 🙁
Anna
Hi Disha,
Thanks for the comment. This cookie is packed with chocolate. In fact, there's almost as much straight chocolate as dough. Your using less chocolate is probably what caused the spreading. If you try it again, you might want to do the following.
#1. Use all the chocolate ;).
#2. Add an extra 2 teaspoons flour
#3. Make sure you really pack in that brown sugar
#4. Try chilling the dough before baking
#5. Make sure you really beat the heck out of the egg/sugar mixture.
Hope these tips help! Maybe you could test with some cheap chocolate.
Another thing that I suspect MIGHT help is instead is
#6. Instead of using 2 oz chopped semi-sweet for the 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, use 1/3 cup Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Chips.
I've noticed that in some cookies, melted chocolate chips give the cookies better structure than melted chocolate. So you could use the chocolate chips in the melted part, then use your fancy high end chocolate for the chunks.
disha
Hey
I kind of surfed my way to your blog a couple of days ago. I tried these cookies...they are yummy but seem to spread too much..they dont look at all like yours! I did add a little less chocolate chunks..I dont see any reason why that should be a problem!
Any ideas?
lourdes
Hi! I tried these cookies yesterday and they're fabulous. I used the Nestle premier bittersweet baking bar, and the Hersheys dark chocolate with raspberry and macadamia nuts. I also used the Enyrg-x egg substitute and it worked well.
Muffy
PERFECT!!! Bittersweet chocolate, with hazelnuts, too; and a small batch. These were thought up just for me.
Totallyscrappy
Pretty!
Carissa
I saw these On Martha's website back in December and made them for our group that went Christmas caroling from my Church. They went fast, even among the guys who generally go for the oatmeal-type cookies. Mmmn! So rich, chocolatey, and moist! They were delicious!
I also added chopped walnuts to try something different (I grew up without nuts in my cookies, so am only just starting to see how much I like them).
Lovely cookies.
Claudia
I made these this afternoon and I liked them very much (so did the family!). So glad it only made 12 small cookies, because they are going fast!
I used Ghiradelli 60% bittersweet chocolate for dough and Ghiradelli Intense Dark Toffee Interlude for the chunks (only used one 3.5 oz. bar and it was plenty rich enough!). Yummy!
Thanks for sharing all your recipes!
Alicia
Ooh, I made these cookies last weekend after I saw them at Bake or Break. I only made a half batch also, but they disappeared before I could take a picture!
I really loved the shiny crust, so they'll probably make a repeat performance soon.
Anna
Congratulations Judy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jennifer, I've really taken a liking to Lindt, as of late. The bittersweet hazelnut bar added so much flavor. I just loved these.
Lisa, isn't it strange how that happens?
Judy,these cookies are actually less sugary than others. If you like it, you could use sugar free chocolate. If you did that, the whole recipe would only have 6 tablespoons of sugar. You could go one step further and try Splenda Brown Sugar Blend.
Oh, and congratulaions AGAIN. I am so happy for you. Lindsey, who posts here sometimes, won an honorable mention in that contest. She went on to win $100,000 in Southern Living and even more $$ in other contests. So keep up the good work.
Hi Stephanie, let us know what you think if you try the cookies.
Stephanie
This sounds delicious! Can't wait to try them! 🙂
Also, congratulations Judy! That's fantastic!
Judy
I don't know if my poor, old diabetic body could handle these, but they sure look and sound delicious. I like the idea of using the specialty chocolates, too.
BTW, I just received notice I'm a finalist in the Betty Crocker cookie contest. This is just my 2nd win since I've been entering contests, but I hope I'm on a roll. Thanks for your previous encouragements, and I hope you'll consider voting for my recipe when it's posted online in March.
Lisa Ernst
Amazing! I was going to send you a link to these cookies today, but you beat me to it. I can't wait to make these.
Jennifer
Hazelnut Lindt chocolate?!? I already like your version better. 😉