Get ready to meet your new favorite cookies because our double chocolate chunk cookies are simply irresistible! Made with basic ingredients, these cookies are the epitome of softness with perfectly crisp edges and gooey, chocolatey centers. They’re not only easy to whip up but also guaranteed to please a crowd.
Enjoy them while they’re warm straight from the oven alongside a refreshing glass of cold milk, or elevate the experience by pairing them with a generous scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream! Trust us, these cookies are a game-changer.
Table of Contents
- Ingredients You’ll Need for This Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe
- How to Make the Best Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Tips & Tricks for Irresistible Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Make-Ahead & Storage Options
- Common Questions about Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Even More Irresistible Cookie Recipes
- Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe Recipe
Ingredients You’ll Need for This Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe
- Melted Butter
- White Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Vanilla
- Salt
- Flour
- Cocoa Powder
- Egg + Egg Yolk
- Baking Soda
- White Chocolate
- Dark Chocolate Chunks
Ingredient Swap: Feel free to swap out the white and dark chocolates for any chocolate you prefer! Use all dark chocolate, all white chocolate, or semi-chocolate works well, too. If you prefer, you can even swap out the chunks for chocolate chips!
How to Make the Best Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Follow the simple steps below, and you’ll be on your way to warm decadent cookies in no time!
Prepare the Dough
- To begin, preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Then, combine the dry ingredients until they, making sure to mix evenly.
- In a second bowl, cream the butter with the sugars. Next, add the whole egg, and beat again.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the egg yolk and vanilla. Beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
Portion the Batter
Now that the dough is combined, it’s time to form your cookies! Of course, you could eyeball your portions, but we highly recommend that you don’t! Instead, follow the steps below.
- Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop out equal portions.
- Roll each portion in between your palms to form a ball.
- Flatten the cookies just slightly before placing them on a baking sheet.
Bake
Now, it’s time to finish your chocolate chunk cookies!
- Place the baking sheet in the heated oven.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes or until the edges of your cookies are golden brown.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven, and let the cookies cool completely.
Tips & Tricks for Irresistible Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Measure with a scale. To guarantee your cookies turn out perfectly, we recommend measuring the ingredients with a food scale to prevent any miscalculations!
Don’t overmix your dough! You want the ingredients to be just combined. Otherwise, they won’t have that soft texture we’re looking for.
Remove the cookies from the oven before you think they’re done. You want them to still be just a little gooey. They’ll continue to bake and solidify as they cool!
Space the cookies out. You want to leave plenty of room on the baking sheet because the dough will expand as it bakes.
Use room temperature dough. This will help the dough spread and flatten as the cookies bake.
Serve your cookies warm! We love to pair them with milk or vanilla ice cream for an extra special treat.
Make-Ahead & Storage Options
Once baked, leftover cookies can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Or, for longer-lasting cookies, place them in the freezer instead! For the best results, wrap each cookie with foil, and store them in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
If you prefer, you can also freeze the dough to bake later. We recommend portioning it out first, and letting the balls of dough harden for 20 minutes or so in the freezer. Then, transfer them to a sealable bag, and store them for up to 2 months.
Can I Bake the Dough from Frozen?
Yes! Just reduce the oven temperature by roughly 20-25 degrees, and increase the baking time by 2-3 minutes. Bake as normal, and enjoy!
Common Questions about Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
The secret to keeping chocolate chunk cookies soft is to slightly underbake them and let them finish cooking on the hot baking sheet after you remove them from the oven. Another pro tip is adding a touch more brown sugar than white sugar since brown sugar contains more moisture. Store them in an airtight container with a slice of bread (which will get stale while your cookies stay soft).
Chocolate chunks are irregular pieces of chopped chocolate that create pockets of melted goodness throughout your cookies, while chocolate chips are uniform drops designed to hold their shape during baking. Chunks tend to melt more readily, creating those gorgeous puddles of chocolate that make cookies Instagram-worthy! Plus, when you chop your own chocolate, you get tiny shards that disperse throughout the dough, flavoring every bite.
Flat cookies usually happen when your butter was too warm or completely melted, causing it to spread too quickly in the oven. Another common culprit is not enough flour to provide structure. The fix? Chill your cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking, which solidifies the fat and slows the spread. Also, make sure your baking soda or powder is fresh because these leavening agents help cookies rise properly during baking.
Knowing when chocolate cookies are done is tricky since you can’t rely on color with dark dough! Look for slightly firm edges with centers that appear just set but still soft—they should look almost underdone in the middle. When you gently press the edge with your finger, it should leave a slight impression but not collapse. Remember that cookies continue baking on the hot sheet after removal from the oven, so it’s better to pull them out a minute early than a minute late.
Even More Irresistible Cookie Recipes
If you’re looking for more cookies that will knock everyone’s socks off, you’ve come to the right place! Check out these absolutely decadent morsels of goodness!
- Everything you love about s’mores in the convenience of a cookie, these s’mores cookies are perfect all year round!
- Thick and chewy, these monster cookies are loaded with rolled oats, chocolate chips, butterscotch, and more to satisfy all your tastebuds.
- Chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside, these soft-baked M&M cookies are bursting with chocolatey goodness you’ll love!
- A copycat of a popular recipe, these Crumbl mom’s cookies have a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy.
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 ½ sticks of melted butter + 2 Tablespoons
- 1 cup loosely packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup white chocolate
- ½ cup dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.1 ½ cups flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, Pinch of salt
- In a second bowl, add the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Cream the ingredients together.1 ½ sticks of melted butter + 2 Tablespoons, 1 cup loosely packed brown sugar, ½ cup white sugar
- Add 1 egg to the bowl of wet ingredients. Beat the mixture. Scrape down the sides, and add the egg yolk and vanilla extract.1 egg + 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Beat again until the ingredients are light and fluffy.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Do NOT overmix!
- Add the white chocolate chips and chocolate chunks to the bowl, and gently fold them into the batter.½ cup white chocolate, ½ cup dark chocolate chunks
- Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to portion out the dough.
- Roll each portion into a ball, and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing evenly.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes or until the edges are a light golden brown. They will continue to bake once removed from the oven!
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet.
- Once solidified, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve with milk or ice cream!
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Made up the cookie dough on Saturday and refrigerated it till Sunday afternoon when my kids came to have Sunday dinner. I followed the recipe except I used special dark chocolate chips and white chocolate chips. I took the dough out of the fridge two hours before I baked the cookies to bring it up to room temperature. I baked them for 13 minutes and 20 seconds and they came out perfect. They were a big hit with the kids and I was informed that this recipe had to be included at all our get-together. Super delicious and super easy to make. I’ll be trying more of your recipes. Looking to make a French toast casserole for the holidays but which one to try?
So glad to hear that this recipe was a hit! We have SO many amazing french toast casseroles! Here are a few good ones..
Cannoli French Toast Bake
Nutella Stuffed Croissant French Toast
Berry Stuffed Croissant French Toast
Blueberry Mascarpone French Toast Bake
Let us know what you end up making! xo, Alia & Radwa