Sometimes I’m compelled to share random facts about myself. Mostly I’m hoping you guys won’t think I’m as weird as I think I am. Here’s the thing: as much as I love to bake cookies, I definitely love the act of baking them more than I do actually consuming them.
Okay, well – I take that back – I’m a sucker for homemade sugar cookies with buttercream frosting. I’ll nosh those bad boys by the dozen. And I also kind of adore Lofthouse sugar cookies from the supermarket – there’s just something about the brightly hued frosting and super soft texture that just really gets me.
Aside from Lofthouse cookies, the occasional package of Double Stuff Oreos or Girl Scout Cookies, I don’t typically purchase many cookies. Sometimes I think my lack of cookie consuming stems from the fact that I loathe drinking milk. And let’s be real, milk is kind of an integral part of the whole cookie eating experience, right?
A friend of mine is convinced that if I simply add a few ice cubes to a glass of milk, I’ll be chugging it down and enjoying every last sip. I’ve explained that the mere thought of iced milk kind of makes me feel like I’m covered in hives, and teeters on the verge of causing me to dry heave. It’s the same with consuming Jell-O. I simply can’t bring myself to do it. Ever.
Jell-o and milk aversion aside – I was surprised at just how many of these Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies I shoveled into face. And lucky for me, I was totally digging these, even without a glass of iced milk.
Even if you’re more a cookie baker than a cookie consumer, make these bad boys. They’ll surprise ya.
March 5th, 2013
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: about 24 cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups dark chocolate chips, divided use
1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 2/3 cup dark chocolate chips on medium power for 30 seconds; stir. Morsels may retain some of their original shape. Continue to microwave and stir in 15 second intervals until chocolate chips are just melted. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy; about 3 minutes. Add melted chocolate and mix until thoroughly combined. Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well blended, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture, mixing just until blended. Stir in remaining 1 cup morsels. Using a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons) drop dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
4. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes until tops have a cracked appearance. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes:
- Cookies are best served the day they are made, but will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.
- I used Nestle Dark Chocolate Morsels in this recipe.
My Baking Addiction slightly adapted from allrecipes.com
Disclosure
This post is part of an ongoing relationship between My Baking Addiction and Gold Medal Flour. In June of 2012, My Baking Addiction attended a Farm to Table event in Kansas City to learn why Gold Medal has been America’s flour of choice for 125 years. Although this is a sponsored post, the views and opinions expressed are our own and based upon our personal experiences with Gold Medal Flour.
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I’m the opposite–I could drink 3-4 glasses of milk every morning, with no problem at all! And I could definitely chug a few down with these delicious cookies!
I don’t loathe milk, but it kind of loathes me, so I rarely drink it. This however, does not stop me from shoveling cookies of any kind into my face. I am going to make these and do just that.
I am with you on both fronts. Jell-O and milk give me the heebie jeebies. Thankfully, coconut milk or almond milk pair quite well with a cookie or two.
Same here! I can’t stand jell-o and well, I’m lactose-intolerant, so I can’t drink milk. But I love the process of baking cookies, although I don’t eat much.
Ooooh, I love me some milk, and these look perfect for a cookies and milk night, Jamie!
I am all over these cookies! Delicious!!
These look so rich and chocolatey. I think I’m going to have to make these soon!
I’m not a milk and cookies kind of person either, I’ll take my cookies straight up please.
haha, you know what? I do in general enjoy the part of baking more than eating
I am for baking, my boyfriend is there for eating 
Weird isn’t it? It is not that I am not a sweet tooth, I am! And also most of the things I do I like… It’s just, I don’t know… I am finished after baking and then that’s it, haha 
And then I want to bake again although there are already boxes full of cookies and cupcakes laying around 
Strange thing, this baking addiction 
Baking cookies is a huge stress reliever for me. These past few weeks have been so hecktic I dont have time to bake anymore, like ever. So because things have somewhat calmed down, I think I will make up for all the baking I have missed, starting with cookies!
By the way, iced milk? That sounds really…blah. Wouldn’t the milk get watered down?
Okay, where did you get those super-adorable milk bottles? I’m coveting!
These cookies look absolutely amazing!! I cant wait to make some.
I agree completely that the act of making cookies is often way more satisfying than eating them – and there’s something so weird about that statement, but I know there are a bunch of us out there who feel that way! I mean, who DOESN’T want to eat cookies? (Confession: sometimes I just want to eat cookie dough.)
I am definitely a cookie consumer, but I need the milk!
Amazingly chocolatey!
The pictures look amazing. So yummy!! I love cookies with depth, not just flat ones!
I have been casually searching for a good chocolate chocolate chip cookie for YEARS. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this publicly but I’ve always loved the Otis Spunkmeyer version. There, I said it. I can’t wait to try this one because they look gooey and delicious and they’re not made in a factory. I saved the recipe and already added chocolate to my shopping list!
So did you buy the milk just for the photos?
These cookies look like I would devour them right from the oven…WITH my iced (whole) milk! (=
I have to say that the only way I can drink milk is iced…although I try to avoid drinking juice squeezed from animals at all costs
On that note… these cookies look delicious!
I think we are the same person. I have never liked milk (especially with ice…ick) and i like baking cookies more than eating them with the exception of shortbreads. I only buy Oreos and mallomars and they are only for the kids. So see, it’s good to be weird because I am too. I’ve embraced it!
I can totally see myself polishing off a dozen of these! No milk needed
I’m the same way. I like baking more than eating what I made. I find that baking them is the treat
I for one love baking chocolate chip cookies as much as I like eating this favorite comfort food of mine, specially with fresh milk.
These look so rich and delicious! I can’t imagine not drinking them with a cold glass of milk. I used to hate milk then someone suggested I freeze my milk glasses and that changed me forever. I absolutely love drinking milk out of a cold frosted glass. I can’t drink it any other way!
Did you try almond milk yet? Get the refrigerated kind, almond breeze vanilla unsweetened. Not at all like milk yet awesome with cookies!
I am toootally with you on the baking>eating part. I don’t really like milk that much either, but if I am to drink it, I need it super super super cold. Not with ice in it, but the same type of coldness.
These cookies look delicious! I may have to give em a try =) Pinning this!
Oh yum, your cookies look so good!
I can turn down almost any type of cookies EXCEPT a homemade chocolate chip cookie! These look amazing!
These are cookies I would totally go for…the more chocoate the better. Yummy!
Beautiful pictures.. Love your site
I tried it last weekend and the cookies were amazing! Took them to work and they were all oohing and aahing for the cookies. Thanks for a wonderful recipe. I am making these again today. Definitely worth a try and can’t go wrong with this recipe.
I love chocolate chocolate chip cookies, but my kids are partial to the “normal” ones. These look really great. I’m bad about eating the raw dough more than the actual cookies.
I am the same way with milk and jello! I haven’t had milk in YEARS, probably almost 12! ICK! Cannot stand it! Anyway these cookies look delicious!
-M
Nice recipe, I will definitely try it…
Yum – love a good double chocolate, chocolate chip cookie!
What kind of cocoa did you use for these? Natural or Dutch. If natural, which one? Thanks! Looking forward to making these!
I used unsweetened natural cocoa powder – I believe it was Scharffen Berger. I hope this helps.
-Jamie