Mexican Chocolate Cookies

5 from 7 votes

Mexican chocolate cookies are a type of cookie that is made with a spice blend of cinnamon, chili powder, and cayenne. Thanks to these spices, these cookies have a spicy chocolate flavor.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Chilling Time20

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: baking, chocolate cookies, cookie recipes, cookies, mexican chocolate

Servings: cookies

Calories: 107kcal

Author: Dana

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon chili powder
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon salt
¾ cup milk chocolate chips
flaky sea salt for topping, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy using either a hand mixer or stand mixer.
Beat in the granulated sugar and the dark brown sugar until the mixture is creamy and fluffy.
Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and milk and mix just until combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon together.
Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
Gently mix the chocolate chips into the cookie dough.
Chill for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
Using a #40 cookie scoop (1.6 tablespoons of dough) scoop the cookie dough and place it two inches apart on the lined cookie sheet.
Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are set.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle flaky sea salt if desired.
Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Chilling these cookies for 20 minutes will allow the cookies to stop from spreading.

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