Chocolate drop cookies have a chewy center and crispy edges. These cake-like cookies with chocolate chips and cocoa powder are simple to make.
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What Are Chocolate Drop Cookies?
A chocolate drop cookie is a cookie with free-form dough that features chocolate. “Drop cookie” is a term applied to cookie recipes where bakers “drop” cookie dough from a spoon or cookie scoop onto a baking sheet rather than roll it out or cut it into specific shapes. A basic drop cookie recipe contains butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, salt, and a leavening agent, like baking soda or baking powder. Chocolate drop cookie recipes include chocolate chips or cocoa powder in the batter to add chocolate flavor.
3 Tips for Making Chocolate Drop Cookies
Follow these tips to customize your chocolate drop cookies:
- 1. Use brown sugar. Brown sugar, made with molasses, brings extra moisture to the cookie dough. To guarantee a soft center, take the cookies out of the oven just as they turn dry and golden brown around the edges, usually around the ten-minute mark. For crispier cookies, use lower-moisture white sugar, and bake them a few minutes longer.
- 2. Chill the dough. You can chill the dough for an hour before portioning it onto prepared cookie sheets to prevent spreading.
- 3. Add mix-ins. In addition to semisweet chocolate chips, other popular add-ins include white chocolate chips, pecans, peppermint, and peanut butter. You can also dust your chocolate drop cookies with powdered sugar for added sweetness.
Chocolate Drop Cookies Recipe
makes
12 cookiesprep time
10 mintotal time
20 mincook time
10 minIngredients
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- 2
Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine.
- 3
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
- 4
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
- 5
Stir in the chocolate chips.
- 6
Use a medium cookie scoop (a little over a tablespoon) and drop each cookie dough ball onto the cookie sheet, spacing the cookies two inches apart.
- 7
Bake the cookies until the edges are crisp, about 10–12 minutes.
- 8
Let the cookies cool slightly on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 9
Dust with powdered sugar, if using.
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