Chocolate Sugar Cookies
These easy drop Chocolate Sugar Cookies are rolled in sugar before being baked into a soft chewy sugar cookie. The added chocolate flavor makes this a great cookie for those that love chocolate.
Servings: 5 dozen cookies
Calories: 807kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon espresso powder
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF and line the cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour with the salt and baking powder.
- Add the butter and the chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl and melt in 20-second intervals stirring after each time. Once melted, stir and add to a large bowl.
- Add the granulated sugar and the brown sugar to the bowl of melted chocolate and stir to combine.
- Beat in the eggs and the vanilla until well combined.
- Slowly beat the dry ingredients into melted chocolate and combine until all of the ingredients are moistened.
- Roll the chocolate sugar cookie dough into 1-inch balls and then roll it into granulated sugar.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes and then remove them from the oven. Bake one cookie sheet at a time.
- Store the cookies in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
To freeze the sugar cookie dough, roll the cookie dough and coat it in granulated sugar in advance to make it easier when it is time to bake the cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 807kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 474mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 1191IU | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 5mg
