Grab a glass of milk and enjoy these over the top Double Chocolate Chip Cookies! Experience an intense, decadent cookie made with Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa. Or enjoy a cloud-like cookie by using regular cocoa powder. Either way, they are awesome!
Prep Time20mins
Cook Time10mins
Chill Dough in the Refrigerator2hrs
Course: Cookies, Holidays
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 34Cookies
Calories: 156kcal
Author: Bernice
Equipment
Flour sifter
Cookie sheets
Cookie cooling rack
Parchment paper
Small bowl
Mixing bowl and mixer (ie., stand up mixer or hand mixer)
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
1/2cupButtersoftened
1 ½cupsDark Brown Sugar
1tspVanilla
⅔cupButtermilk
Dry Ingredients
2 1/4cupsAll-Purpose Floursifted
¾cupHershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder or Light Cocoa Powdersifted
1tspBaking Soda
½tspSalt
Add In Ingredients
2cupsDark Chocolate Chipsor Milk Chocolate Chips
Topping Ingredients
Extra Dark Chocolate Chipsor Milk Chocolate Chips
Instructions
Baking Instructions.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line two or three baking sheets with parchment paper.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes with cooling slightly on the pan to set before moving to a cookie rack.
Cookies topped with chocolate chips require longer cooling time on the cookie rack.
Cookie Instructions
In a small bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Using a mixer, cream butter and then add brown sugar and vanilla.
Add dry ingredients alternating with the buttermilk.
Add the chocolate chips.
Refrigerate the dough for two hours or overnight.
Mix a little flour and cocoa powder to flour your hands when forming the cookies.
Form the dough into 1 inch balls and place them onto the baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Top each cookie with additional chocolate chips, if desired.
Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, for 9 to 10 minutes.
Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes to set, and then transfer to a wire rack to completely cool.
Notes
Calories are approximate and depends upon the cookie size.