These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are a chocolate lover’s dream come true. They have a rich, moist, brownie-like bite and a slightly chewy finish. Move over plain old chocolate chip cookies! You don’t stand a chance against these.
Decadent Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Indulge in these decadent double chocolate chip cookies made from scratch. They will satisfy your sweet tooth craving with a soft, chewy center and crispy edges. They are one of our favorite cookies, and I have to give a good portion away to friends every time I bake them, or I will continue to eat them like a starving maniac. Beware, they are highly addicting.
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Ingredient for Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
How to make Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
First, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Then, using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer, cream the butter with both sugars until light and fluffy. Now add the eggs and the vanilla and mix just until incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl when needed.
Then, mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture in several increments until combined. Remove from the mixer, and using a spoon, stir in the chocolate chips and, if desired, nuts. Drop rounded dough balls onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or silicone mats. Then bake for 8-9 minutes or until set. Let them cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Recipe Tips
- Use good quality unsweetened cocoa and chips. My preferred brand is Ghirardelli, but there are other excellent brands.
- Always preheat the oven and load the cookies on the middle rack in the center of the oven.
- Feel free to add chopped nuts to this recipe. Roasted pecans, walnuts, roasted peanuts, roasted cashews, and roasted macadamia nuts all taste great in these cookies.
- Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper. It helps the cookies bake more evenly, reduces undesirable spreading, and prevents sticking.
- Whip the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Using a mixer or stand mixer, this should take about two minutes on medium.
- Make the first batch a test run and bake one or two cookies. This will help establish baking time. If the cookies spread too much, chill the dough for several hours. If they do not spread enough, gently press them down with the backside of a spatula.
- I use my 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop for most of my cookies. It seems to be a perfect size.
- Store completely cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze them for up to 2 months.
Flavor variations for Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Add 1/2 cup of one or two of these ingredients for a delicious change of taste!
- Nuts – chopped walnuts, peanuts, pecans, or macadamia nuts.
- Dried fruit – cherries, cranberries, or raisins.
- Baking chips – peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, or butterscotch chips
- Miscellaneous – crispy cooked bacon (must refrigerate), shredded coconut, rolled oats, toffee bits, potato chips, or pretzels.
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer cream the butter with sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and the vanilla and mix until incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Turn the mixer to low. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in several increments mixing just until combined. Remove from the mixer, and using a spoon stir in the chocolate chips and, if desired nuts.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 8-9 minutes or until set. After 5 minutes, remove to cookie cooling racks.
Notes
- Use good quality unsweetened cocoa and chips. My preferred brand is Ghirardelli, but there are other excellent brands as well.
- Always preheat the oven and load the cookies on the middle rack in the center of the oven.
- Feel free to add chopped nuts to this recipe. Roasted pecans, walnuts, roasted peanuts, roasted cashews, and roasted macadamia nuts all taste great in these cookies.
- Cover the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Whip the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. This should take about two minutes on medium using a mixer or stand mixer.
- Make the first batch a test run and bake one or two cookies. This will help establish baking time. If the cookies spread too much, refrigerate the dough for several hours. If they do not spread enough gently press them down with the backside of a spatula.
- I use my 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop for most of my cookies. It seems to be the perfect size.
- Store completely cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze them for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
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May S
Yummm…I love these double chocolate chip cookies! They are so yummy with my morning coffee. I will make these again soon for my grandkids.
Beth Pierce
I love them with my morning coffee too!
Leah
Thanks to you I found my valentines day recipe! They are so incredibly yummy I will be baking them again for the holiday. Happy early Valentines day, Beth.
Beth Pierce
Right back at ya, Leah!
Tabitha
These double chocolate cookies are the best. Of course I am a chocoholic! I used ghirardelli cocoa and chips, just like you suggested! They were scrumptious!
Suzanna
The best! Made them for my boyfriend and he devoured them. How do men do that? I eat five and gain a pound. Men eat twenty-five and gain nothing. Not fair!
Beth Pierce
I agree Suzanna!
Katie B
These are out of this world good. Nothing like a few great double chocolate cookies to pick up the doom and gloom of winter. So yummy with an ice cold glass of oat milk.
Melinda
These cookies are rich and so delicious! Perfect for chocolate lovers like myself!
Beth Pierce
I understand. I love chocolate too!
Beti Micevska
I baked these double chocolate chip cookies and they turned out great. They’re perfect with milk. I’ll make them again for sure.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Beti! So glad that you liked them!
Kylie
I made these double chocolate chip cookies and they are amazing! The smell is so chocolatey and inviting. I used dark and semi-sweet chocolate chips for a great taste. They’re crispy on the edges and soft in the middle. They’re even better with a glass of milk. I’ll definitely make these again!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Kylie! I am so glad that you liked the chocolate cookies. You just can’t go wrong with chocolate.
Cora
These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are to die for! They turned out so rich and gooey, just the way I like them.
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Cora!
Erica B
Always a favorite at our house! I think I have made them four times in the last couple of months and they disappear like hotcakes. So rich and chocolatey, they are my favorite.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Erica! We love them too!
Sissy
I know now to make a big batch of these cookies next time! They were gone in seconds! So good!
Juliana
The title caught my attention and I decided to try these. They turned out so good! YUM!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Juliana! So glad that you liked the cookies!
Gabriella
The perfect chewy texture – so good! I will make make these again and again.
Crystal
I’m a huge chocoholic so these were right up my alley! I’m freezing the leftovers and pulling one out when I need a treat.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Crystal! I am a chocoholic too!
Carla
Could I add dried Cherries to this recipe?
Beth Pierce
Yes you could. Enjoy!
Rose Serna
These cookies are absolutely delicious! my family loved them ! i dare you to try and only eat one though , they are pretty irresistable!!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Rose. So glad that the family liked them!
Blair Villanueva
No matter how others think about chocolate chips, I still grab them and enjoy them with delight. But double chocolate chips? Oh yes, I am in!
5-stars.
Emman Damian
I love these Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. So delicious and easy to make! I am going to bake them again this weekend.
Ntensibe Edgar
I have always loved chocolate chip cookies. These are so delicious ….I am impressed. Thanks for sharing the recipe on them!
Kristy Bullard
We are chocolate lovers (chocaholics, whatever you want to call it) at our house. These cookies are perfect for us! They are so moist and delicious!
Alita Pacio
Oh. Yes please. I made these cookies. They are so delicious!
Angelica
My girls would LOVE these. These would be a great Valentine’s day gift idea. Thanks!
Freya
I can honestly say that these were the most chocolatey, rich and decadent cookies I’ve ever tried!
Lucy Ivan
Oh, I am not sure I could eat only one of these cookies. They look so tasty. I definitely would like to try the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Nyxie
These look delicious! We make something similar in my workplace and their smell alone would make your mouth water.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN
My kids love double chocolate chip cookies. They always vanish super fast when we buy or make them. These sound ideal for us to enjoy.
Gervin Khan
Oh yes please! Double chocolate is the best! I love this snack!
Heather Castillo
This is my daughter’s all time favorite cookie flavor. I would love to make these for her.
Janeane Davis
Oh my goodness! These cookies look and sound so delicious. We really need to invent taste-o-vision for things like this.
Monica Simpson
These look so good. The more chocolate the better!
Kathy
These look amazing. My youngest loves double chocolate chip cookies. They’re her favorite. I’ll have to give these a try.
Tara Pittman
These cookies look so good. I need to make them soon.
Lea
Amazing cookies to share for Thanksgiving, thank you for the treat!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Lea! So glad that you like them!
kushigalu
Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite. This one looks fantastic. I would love to try your recipe soon. Yum
Irina
I have tried so many chocolate chip cookies, but no one recipe pleased my taste buds. Yours is kind of different: the same ingredients as others, but the cookies are the best!!!! Your recipe is a treasure. 🙂
Cathleen
My motto is, the more chocolate in a cookie the better!! These ones look right up my alley, bookmarked to make later. thanks for the recipe 🙂
Agnieszka
If you’re a chocolate lover, these cookies are for you! My family loved these!
Shinta Simon
I’ll be making them with my kids this week, will let you know how they turn out! They look incredible
Juliana
Is the paddle attachment a necessity or can a whisker be used?
Beth Pierce
You can do it with the whisk. Happy baking!!
Dianne
So good!! I didn’t add nuts but the next time I made them I added peanut butter chips!! They were so good!
Beth Pierce
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!!
JULIE
My 12 year old son made these cookies exactly as instructed. The cookies came out fabulous and extremely rich. No need to adjust anything with this recipe, it is a winner!
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Julie! So glad that you and your son enjoyed these cookies! I just adore chocolate cookies1!
Laura
These cookies are so so so good!
I used 1 cup of dark chocolate chunks and 1 cup of white chocolate chunks so they are a little different but just the dough is such a deep chocolatey flavor and is absolutely delicious.
After the Almond Joy cookies and those, you are now officially my cookies recipe bible. Truly outstanding recipes.
Sandra McCollum
So good!! My kids couldn’t stop eating these!!
Catalina
My family loves everything chocolate! I am sure they will love this!
Toni Dash
This quickly became a favorite at my house! Everyone loved it!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies would disappear in our house!
Michelle
Our new favorite cookie!! We added pecans…so good!
Amanda
Double chocolate cookies are my favorite!
Tawnie Kroll
Our new favorite chocolate cookie, so so delicious! I put some in the freezer too to enjoy later on!
Sandhya's Kitchen
Cookies look fantastic.. My kids are going to love these.
Jacque Hastert
Anything with the words double and chocolate catch me attention! These look incredibly addicting and I have everything to make them. I will be baking these up tonight!
Carrie Robinson
You had me at double chocolate! These look fantastic. 🙂