For my Christmas cookies this year I’m going with double chocolate chunk cookies. These cookies are full of chocolate goodness – a combination of chocolate chips and dark chocolate chunks in a soft, chocolate cookie.
The double dose of chocolate – plain chocolate chips and dark chocolate chunks – really ups the chocolate flavor in these cookies. A decorative chunk of chocolate is added to the top of each cookie to make it a bit more special since they are holiday treats.
The holiday season is definitely cookie time – and I’m seeing cookies everywhere. I’ve seen so many delicious holiday treats on other people’s blogs I wanted to share some of them. So if you’re looking for more cookie or treat ideas please take a look at the list below.
Traci, from Vanilla and Bean, has some beautiful Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nib Shortbread Cookies.
Julia, from Orchard Street Kitchen, shares a treasured family favorite – Swedish Spice Cookies.
Denise, from Sweet Peas & Saffron, is serving up a decadent Chocolate Hazelnut Baileys Magic Cookie Bars.
Sarah, from Broma Bakery, shows us how to make delicious Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons.
Crystal, from Apples and Sparkle, made cute and festive Chocolate-Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies.
Jessica, from What Jessica Baked Next, treats us to some Cornish Clotted Cream Fudge.
Rachel, from Bakerita, made incredible Peppermint White Chocolate Pretzel-Bottomed Bars.
So if you have a minute, go check out some of these wonderful recipes.
A couple of notes:
The dough will be very thick and fudgy. I used a teaspoon to drop the cookies onto the cookie sheet. Since the dough was so firm – I shaped them a bit once they were placed onto the parchment and then pressed one dark chocolate chunk onto the top of each cookie before baking.
If you’re packing these up as gifts – definitely let them cool completely. I started packaging them up before they were completely cool and the decorative chocolate square on the top smushed a bit – so I just let them cool for a while longer before putting them in the cellophane bags.
This makes about 45 cookies. I added 3 cookies to each package so I got a total of 15 gift bags.
Completely random note – the twine came from Ikea of all places. They sell it in their holiday department and it’s thicker than average baker’s twine so it worked really well on the packages.
Adapted from this Hershey’s recipe.
PrintDouble Chocolate Chunk Cookies
A soft, chewy double chocolate chunk cookie – a perfect treat for the holidays.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2/3 of a cup Hershey’s Cocoa
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 sticks of butter at room temperature
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup of chocolate chips
- 1 cup of dark chocolate chunks
- extra dark chocolate chunks to add to the top of each cookie – about 50
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until creamy. I used a electric hand mixer and beat the ingredients on medium for 3 minutes.
- Gradually add in flour and cocoa mixture a bit at a time, beating to incorporate with the sugar/butter/egg mixture until all the flour and cocoa mixture is incorporated. It should be a dense, fudgy batter.
- Stir in chocolate chips and dark chocolate chunks with a wooden spoon.
- Drop cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Each cookie should be one rounded teaspoon in size. Add one chocolate chunk to the top of each cookie and press down to set.
- Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Mine took about 12 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool slightly (about 2 minutes) and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Makes about 45 cookies.
These cookies are lovely, only one problem, can’t stop eating them. Definitely not leaving any out for good old Santa!
Better look out, Mom, or Santa’s going to be pissed! XO
AWWW BABY! I don’t even like chocolate but I have a feeling I would be in love with these!
Lol – Gigi. Definitely an overdose of chocolate happening in these cookies. Have a good one!
Looks absolutely mouthwatering! You always have such amazing ideas, and I love that first photo!
Hi Alessandra – thanks so much for the nice comments – I really appreciate it. Have a great day!
Geraldine! Yes, yes, and YES! Three ways with chocolate in these amazingly rich chocolate chunk cookies! AND you’ve put brown sugar in too…. SWOON! Brown sugar in chocolate cookies is my favorite EVeA! It just makes them even richer…. tastier… moister (is that a word?)! Thank you too for the link love! It’s a chocolate party! Thank you for this delicious recipe, Geraldine. I know the recipients of those packages will be delighted!
I figured if I’m going to make chocolate cookies then go all out in the chocolate department! I agree about adding brown sugar – it really does give cookies a richer flavor. Have a good one, Traci.
These cookies looks amazing! That chocolate on top is calling my name! And thank you for including me in your cookie roundup! : D
Thanks, Crystal. Loved your festive thumbprint cookies – so cute!
Chocolate upon chocolate upon chocolate…can it get any better? These look so festive and decadent, Geraldine! I love how easy the recipe looks, too. I’ve found that it’s often the most simple baking recipes that turn out the best. And thank you so much for featuring my cookies! I’m quite flattered 🙂
Thanks, Julia. I’m all about easy recipes and this one was really straightforward (and chocolatey!). Loved your spice cookies – molasses should be in more cookies!
I love how thick and fudgy these cookies look, Geraldine! Thanks for including me in your links 🙂
Thanks, Denise. Loved your magic bars – especially the addition of Baileys Irish Cream!
These sound SO good! Love them! And I’m pretty sure I could eat about a dozen of them! I have no willpower around cookies…
Thanks, Chris – I think the hardest part of baking cookies is not eating too many while you wait for the next batch to bake. Have a good one.
Thank you for the shoutout, Geraldine!! I’m about ready to get up from my computer and go whip up a batch of your cookies. They look delicious!
Thanks, Sarah! Your macaroons look so impressive – just like your photography!
These cookies look absolutely delicious! So thick and fudgy – my kind of cookie. Thanks for mentioning my bars! Pinned 😀
Hi Rachel – thanks! Your cookie bars looked crazy good!