How much do you like chocolate? I admit that I eat chocolate almost every day. There, I said it. Creamy milk chocolate to deep dark chocolate, I like them all. So when the family said “we need cookies,” I went right for the chocolate. In fact, some might say I went overboard. These Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies are a favorite and a great cure for those chocolate cravings.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
What does a Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie taste like? These cookies are rich and buttery, with chewy centers that are full of soft chocolate chips nestled inside a fudgy chocolate cookie. Seriously. Homemade chocolate chip cookies are already the best, but when you double the chocolate? Whoa.
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Let’s talk secret ingredients –
My secret ingredient for these cookies is …instant espresso powder.
Why would you add coffee to a chocolate recipe?
Adding just a teaspoon of coffee enhances the chocolate flavor and takes these cookies from good to great by intensifying the chocolate flavor. Since you only use a small amount of espresso powder you won’t taste the coffee (nor will you be caffeinated), but you will taste a delightfully rich chocolate flavor.
Can you substitute instant coffee for espresso powder? You can. I suggest using a dark roast instant coffee. To achieve the same flavor as espresso powder, you will have to add more of the instant coffee. For this recipe, add an extra 1/2 teaspoon.
And if you don’t have espresso or instant coffee? The cookies will still be chocolatey. But if you can make a trip to the store, try it. I even add espresso powder to regular chocolate chips cookies and chocolate cakes.
Medaglia D’Oro is the brand I use for baking. It’s available at most grocery stores, has a rich coffee taste, and dissolves easily.
What kind of chocolate should you bake with?
You have options, but it is best to use good quality bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate (which are the same thing, just labeled differently). Here are some of my favorites to use:
- Baker’s
- Ghiradelli
- Guittard
- Scharffen Berger
- Valrhona
For this batch of cookies, I’m going with all semi-sweet chocolate from Guittard, but feel free to use what you have and even mix some chocolate to your liking. I like Guittard because it just has a great chocolate taste, nothing fancy, and it is an affordable chocolate to use. I’m using the semi-sweet chocolate wafers along with chocolate chips.
How to make Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Start making your cookies by melting chocolate and butter over a bain-marie, (aka, a heatproof bowl) over a pan of barely simmering water. Now just stand at your stove for about five minutes and stir until the butter and chocolate are completely melted. While you are stirring the chocolate, feel free to eat the chocolate chips that fell out of the bag.
Hint – don’t let the bowl touch the water in the saucepan or the chocolate mixture will get too hot and burn. That would just be bad!
After the chocolate and butter have melted into a nice smooth mixture, move the bowl off the water. Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and the expresso powder together then add this flour mixture to the chocolate. I like using my wooden spoon for this step.
Once all the dry ingredients are mixed in, stir in the chocolate chips.
Here’s the last step – scoop 1″ rounds of cookie dough onto your cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or a Silpat, and pop in the oven and wait 8 – 10 minutes for these chocolate goodies to bake.
Move your cookies to a wire rack to cool, but seriously you should eat a few of these cookies right out of the oven while they are warm.
I bet your kitchen will smell heavenly, (by which I mean chocolaty) by now.
Ingredients you need to make these decadent chocolate cookies –
- Good quality chocolate
- Butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Sugar
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Espresso Powder
- Salt
Happy Cookie Baking!
Here is your chocolate chip cookie recipe
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 oz. chocolate semi-sweet. Chopped bar, wafers or chips
- 6 tbls. butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. instant espresso powder
- 6 oz. chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cookie sheets.
- Melt the 8 oz, of chocolate and butter in a large bowl set over simmering water (bain-marie). Stir often until completely melted and smooth.
- Remove the bowl from the bain-marie and let cool for five minutes
- Add the sugar, egg and vanilla to the chocolate. Mix on medium speed until combined, or stir well with a wooden spoon.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to the chocolate mixture. Stir well until blended.
- Add the 6 oz. of chocolate chips and mix until combined.
- Drop the dough in 1" rounds onto the cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until the edges are set and the centers are still slightly soft.
- Remove from oven and place on cooling racks.
Notes
Nutrition
Cookies for Chocolate Lovers
Do you have a secret ingredient that you use when cooking or baking? Maybe a special spice or condiment that gives your dishes that extra something? I would love to hear what your secret ingredient is (if you’re willing to share, that is ;).
Please make sure to Pin to your Favorite Pinterest board for when you want some delicious cookies!
I did something I haven’t done for years since I was in 4-H Club. I entered these cookies in the El Dorado County Fair. So now I can officially call these cookies Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Blue Ribbon Cookies
Just in case you want more chocolate recipes
I have two you will love. You can never have too much chocolate, right?
Tarts always look so amazing and this Chocolate Ganache Tart is rich and decadent but so easy to make.
Chocolate Torte Cake – three layers of tender chocolate cake covered in a velvety chocolate frosting.
I wasn’t sure about adding the coffee but these cookies were so good. I am a choclaholic and these cookies are so chocolaty.
I love using espresso in chocolate bakes, it brings out such a wonderful taste in the finished product.
These cookies look, and sound amazing! I’ve pinned the recipe for later,
Katie xoxo
It is amazing how the espresso adds just the right amount of flavor.
Oh yes, there must be a daily dose of chocolate right?! These are the perfect cookies, instant espresso makes such a difference in that rich chocolate flavor!
Melted chocolate AND chocolate chips?!?! You are speaking my language! This sounds SO good 🙂
There’s never such thing as too much chocolate and I love that these cookies are positively packed to the brim with it! I can’t wait to devour a stack of these with a big glass of milk!
The only way to get more chocolate in these cookies is to ice them with chocolate frosting.
Cookies are one of my weaknesses and all the chocolate in this looks divine.
OOH! I love chocolate chip cookies. Even my daughter is a big fan of these. Absolutely baking them.
Wow, these cookies look deliciously chocolatey. No surprise that they won a blue ribbon. Congrats!
You had me at this sentence -> ‘These cookies are rich and buttery, with chewy centers that are full of soft chocolate chips nestled inside a fudgy chocolate cookie.’ And chocolate and coffee is a really good combination. Great recipe.
Thanks, I appreciate that coming from a great cook.
Loving this dark chocokate chip cookies and love the addition of expresso powder. It adds to the taste. yummy share.
I made a chocolate cake this week and was disappointed as it wasn’t chocolatey enough – this is the recipe to make up for that!
I have done that too. Some of my cakes have turned out with just a light chocolate taste.
I am a self-confessed chocoholic and I am drooling at the sight of these decadent choc chip cookies – oh my WORD!
Lovely idea and so chocolatey! Perfect cookies to enjoy with cold milk or my coffee. I wish I had one now.
These are definitely chocolatey, that’s why I love them.
These cookies were a hit! The espresso powder added a really nice flavor!
The expresso powder really does make a difference.
Now THESE are 100% cookie goals! Can’t wait to try the recipe on the weekend 🙂
I love it. I mean, chocolate. And I do enjoy cookies. So when you combine those together, it makes a great start of the day for me. Add a glass of milk to the combo, and that is all I may ask for in the morning! 🙂
These are seriously great chocolate cookies.
My husband jokes that I couldn’t live without chocolate so these chocolate chocolate chip cookies are right up my alley. Perfect for any chocolate lover!
I don’t think I could live without chocolate.
I can’t think of a more decadent cookie! I love the addition of espresso. Drooling!!!
The espresso adds so much flavor.
These look amazing!!! I’m so excited to try them!
Oh my goodness, these look SO good. I will definitely have to try this recipe out soon. Loved the pictured and detailed description. Great post.
Alee
The Beautified Life
Oh. My. I now need milk and cookies. My mouth is watering!!
Thanks, these go great with milk!
Totally making these tonight!!! YUMMY!!!
They look so good, I want some! I’m craving some cookies and am in a cookies and milk kind of mood right now. These look like they’d hit the spot!
These really do taste like an oatmeal cookie, only more moist and tender.
This recipe looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
I love chocolate and these are amazing cookies. Hope you try them.