If you are a chocolate lover, you are going to go NUTS over these chocolate cookies with dark chocolate frosting. They are soft, fudgey, decadent, but not too sweet. The dark chocolate frosting makes them to die for!
These are not only delicious, but SO easy. There is no dough chilling and they take just 8-10 minutes in the oven, so you can have fresh baked cookies in under 30 minutes. They are a small batch (makes 12-14 cookies) so you can keep them all to yourself 😉
Ingredients for chocolate cookies
Let's talk ingredients. For the cookie, you will need:
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs
- All purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, regular
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder and
- Salt
For the frosting, you will need:
- Unsalted butter
- Dutch processed cocoa powder, such as this
- Powdered sugar
- Heavy cream/milk of choice
The reason as to why I like the dutch processed cocoa powder for this recipe is because it really brings out a rich, dark chocolate flavor. You can use regular cocoa powder, but it will be lighter in both color and flavor. I hope you love this recipe!
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Chocolate Cookies with Dark Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
Cookie
- 1 cup all purpose flour spooned and leveled
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- ¼ cup dutch processed (dark) cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp heavy cream/milk
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl if necessary. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until a dough forms. Roll the dough into balls and place on baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are set.
Frosting
- While the cookies are baking/cooling, make the frosting. Beat the butter at medium-high speed until creamy, about two minutes. Add the powdered sugar and beat on medium speed until combined. Add the dark cocoa powder and mix until combined. Add the heavy cream/milk and mix until combined, starting on low speed so the milk doesn't splatter and increase to high speed. Add more milk if needed to get to desired texture. Once cookies are cool, frost and enjoy!
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