These moist chocolate cookies with cocoa powder are so delicious & easy to make. One bite is enough to stop your chocolate craving!
Today I am here with my moist, chocolate cookies. If you crave chocolate and you don’t have it, you should make these cookies immediately.
They are very soft, moist cookies just taste like souffles especially when they are warm. They are crispy at the edges, moist in the middle. Even one cookie is enough to stop your chocolate craving.
It is as easy as my other recipes, takes only 10 minutes to make. They stay 8 minutes in the oven until the cookies slightly set. When you remove the cookies from the oven, the cookies will be too soft to handle.
So you need to let them cool for almost 10 minutes on the baking sheet to be firm enough. Actually, you may think of taking one of the cookies onto a plate before letting it cool on the baking sheet and top it with heavy cream like a souffle which I can totally understand. 🙂
The amount of cocoa makes them rich chocolate cookies.
So let’s see how I make them:
How to Make Easy Chocolate Cookies with Step by Step Pictures
First, I put the flour, cocoa powder and baking soda in a small bowl and mix well. I set aside.
As usual, I melt the butter halfway and take it from the heat and stir till melted. This way the butter cools quickly. This is important because hot butter shouldn’t cook the egg.
Then I put the sugar in a medium bowl and add the cooled melted butter and mix well. I add in the egg and vanilla and stir well. Finally, I add the flour mixture in 2 batches and mix well. You can use a spatula or a spoon to mix the flour easily.
The mixture looks sticky but it is easy to make balls out of this dough. If you want, you can use an ice cream scoop. I roll the dough into 52-53 gram balls (almost 2 and 1/2 tablespoons) and place them on the baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
I bake them for 8 minutes until the cookies are slightly set. The baking time may differ from oven to oven. When you touch the top of the cookies, they shouldn’t be wet but very soft. These cookies will be too soft to handle.
However, you should take them from the oven to keep their moistness and let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes until the bottom of the cookies are firm enough. The cookies will look puffy. I give their nice shape by slightly pressing the cookies with the back of a spoon. You can use your hands too.
You can enjoy your cookies!
Tips
- When the butter melts halfway over medium heat, remove the pan from the heat and start stirring. This way, the butter cools easily.
- Make sure the butter isn’t hot or warm. The butter has to be cooled so it won’t cook the egg and the mixture will be in the right consistency to roll into balls.
- For some reason, if you find the dough soft(it has to be soft but shouldn’t drop from a spoon) to roll into balls, keep them in the fridge until needed.
- Don’t overbake! The cookies will be done when they are slightly set. The cookies will be hard to handle but they will be firm when you remove them from the oven and keep on the baking sheet for almost 10 minutes.
- When you remove the cookies from the oven, they will be puffy. Don’t forget to press the cookies slightly with the back of a spoon to give their nice shape.
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These chocolate cookies with cocoa powder are perfect to stop your chocolate craving! They are moist in the middle, crispy at the edges.
- 140 g (1 cup) all-purpose flour (dip and sweep)*
- 50 g (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 150 g (2/3 cup) unsalted butter
- 175 g (1/2 cup and 1/3 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
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Preheat the oven to 350°F(177C°). Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
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Put the flour, cocoa powder and baking soda in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
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Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat until it is halfway melted. Take it from the heat and stir until it is all melted. Set aside to cool.
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Place the sugar in a big bowl and add the butter, mix well. Then add in the egg and vanilla, stir until combined.
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Add the flour mixture in 2 batches and stir until all combined well.
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Roll the dough into 52-53 gram (2 and ½ tablespoon) balls and place them on the baking sheet. Alternatively, you can divide the dough equally into 10 pieces and roll each into a ball.
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Bake for 8 minutes or until the cookies are slightly set. The top of the cookies shouldn't be wet but soft. They will be too soft to handle. Remove the cookies from the oven so that they can keep their moistness. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies are firm enough. The cookies will be a little bit puffy. You can slightly press the cookies with the back of a spoon.
*You can click here for dip and sweep method if you use cup measurements.
The calorie information above is an estimate that is provided by an online nutrition calculator.
You can never have enough cookie recipes in your life! Can’t wait to try these 🙂
I agree! I’m sure you’ll love these easy and yummy cookies:)
I love how decadent these cookies are! Soft and dark, I’m sure I’d eat more than one just warm out of the oven…
Thank you! They are so delicious when they are warm! You’ll definitely want to eat more than one:)
These look soooo good! I ate way too many cookies in December, but will be ready to try these in February!
Thank you! Yes, you should try these delicious cookies 🙂
I don’t bake very often, but man these cookies look delicious! They’re so fudgy!
Thank you!
Yum! These look so light and fluffy! I don’t think I could stop at one! 😉
Thank you! I always eat more than one:)
Oh!! They certainly look so moist and chocolatey. What an ideal cookie for a Valentine’s Day treat!! I would certainly be happy to be the recipient of such a delicious treat.
Thank you, Marisa ! Yes, they are very moist, soft and chocolatey!
Chocolate cookies are so delicious! These look absolutely perfect!
Thank you Kathryn! They taste great!
Just look at the inside of those cookies – so moist, just like they should be!
Thank you!
These look so nice and thick and soft! What a perfect looking cookie!
Thank you, Julie!
Ah! I’ve been craving exactly these cookies all week! A nice rich, fudge cookie. This is perfect. Can’t wait to try them!
Thank you Lauren! I hope you try them. I’m sure you’ll love these rich cookies.
Those chocolate cookies look absolutely stunning. I would have to make a double batch of these!
Thank you, Stacey:)
Chocolate moist cookies must be my kids absolutely favorite! And just 10 minutes of cooking time is the best part for me.
Kids love these cookies. So easy to make and delicious!
Love chocolate cookies! Your recipe looks delicious, they are nicely thick and soft)
Thank you, Veronika!
Are you using salted butter for these?
They sound amazing and I can’t wait to try them!!
Thank you, Kat! I use unsalted butter. Please let me know when you try them 🙂
Not sure where I went wrong. Dough was too soft to roll into balls, dropped by rounded tablespoons. They spread a lot and were raw in the middle. I measured carefully by weight and followed instructions exactly. The flavor was fabulous but I put them back in the oven for 5 minutes to finish baking.
Hi Rhonda, I am happy that you liked the flavor but I am sorry that you had difficulty in rolling into balls. As you measured by weight, I am eliminating many possibilities. I am just wondering if the butter was warm (not cool) when you mix it with sugar. If the mixture was warm, this may be the reason. In this case, if you had kept the dough in the fridge for 20-30 minutes, it would be easier to roll into balls. About the baking time: Please remember that it may differ from oven to oven. Was the oven hot enough? Did you preheat it properly? When the oven isn’t hot enough, there will be enough time for the butter to melt(so the cookies spread) before they bake. Besides all these, even if you set your oven to 350°F(177C°), it may not be 350°F(177C°) inside, it can be hotter or cooler than what it shows. So you may need to bake for a longer or shother time than the recipe states. Hope this helps. If you have any questions please let me know 🙂
Loved how easy these were to make .. but ours turned out a bit too dry .. so were crumbling..
We put cream cheese frosting on top.. that helped a bit
Hi Megha, Did you bake longer than the recipe states? I know these cookies look unbaked after 8 minutes or when they are slightly set and hard to handle. But actually, this is the right time to remove these cookies from the oven. They will be firm and keep their moistness as they cool on the baking sheet for almost 10 minutes. Otherwise, they will be dry. I hope this helps.