Chewy, crispy, chocolatey! These chocolate sugar cookies have it all and they are super easy to whip up!
Are you a sugar cookie lover? What about a chocolate lover? How about a chocolate sugar cookie lover? Never tried one? Well friends, I’m about to make your day!
You think that just because you haven’t seen much from me lately, that I’ve been over here twiddling my thumbs don’t you? Well let me assure you that while, yes, I have been crazy busy trying to get Hannah graduated from high school and all set up to head off to college in a few months, I have also been brainstorming cookies and playing around with some new and fun recipes!
One of my glorious ideas was these chocolate sugar cookies! I figured that since I love sugar cookies and I also love chocolate, combining the two would be a huge win! And I was correct. These chocolate sugar cookies are wonderful as well as wonderfully easy to make!
One of my favorite qualities in a sugar cookie is that it has to be soft, not necessarily gooey, but soft in the center and I like me a good crispy edge. These chocolate sugar cookies have both! They are substantial when you bite into them, but they are ultimately a chewy cookie. The texture is ah-mazing!
Things to remember when baking these chocolate sugar cookies:
- You can make the whole recipe in one bowl. Just follow the sequence written in the recipe.
- Using a cookie scoop will really help with getting the correct portion. You can find my favorite one here.
- You don’t have to roll them out or roll them into a ball, just scoop and sprinkle with sugar.
- It’s easy to over-bake these cookies because of their dark color. They will puff slightly and the centers will not be shiny when they’re done.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes prior to moving them to allow the tops to fall and crack.
As with most of my cookie recipes, you could use a smaller cookie scoop and make 24-ish smaller cookies instead of the 12 larger cookies. But, if you’re anything like me (or the other people who live in my house), making smaller cookies just means you’ll eat more than one at a time. Of course, to each is own though. Haha!
Regardless of what size you make these chocolate sugar cookies, you’ll find that they are scrumptious and I’m pretty sure that after you try these cookies for yourself, you’ll add them to your usual cookie baking repertoire just like I did. I find that it sure is nice to have another easy sugar cookie recipe to whip up, especially CHOCOLATE sugar cookies!
Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 TBS + 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup flour
- Sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until smooth and light colored.
- Add sea salt and baking soda and stir.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and mix until just combined.
- Stir in cocoa powder.
- Add flour, half at a time and mix until just combined.
- Using a 3 TBS cookie scoop, scoop dough and place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes, rotating halfway through.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for 4-5 days or freeze.
Sugar cookie fans, you’ve got to try these no-roll sugar cookies and chocolate cookie fans, you’ve got to try these chocolate crinkle cookies! Both are easy and delicious!
These are amazing! Why have I never thought to add cocoa powder to sugar cookies until now?
Haha, thanks so much Matt! I know, right? SO easy and yet SO not a thing…until now! ?
This was such a unique twist to a classic cookie! I think I will have to make my sugar cookies with chocolate from now on! They were so yummy!
Thank you so much Sara! Absolutely, it’s a fun way to change things up, especially if you’re a chocoholic! ?
SO good! Literal perfection with a tall glass of milk. And that sugar sparkle on top is the finishing touch I didn’t know I needed! I’ll be making these again, really soon!
Thank you so much Monica! I couldn’t agree with you more. These cookies are perfection. They lasted oh-about-one-day in this house!
I am a terrible baker, but you convinced me that I could do it! And I did! They aren’t quite a beautiful as yours, but they taste incredible!
LOL, Ashley – this made me laugh! Well, I will say these are super easy, like for real easy. I believe in you! Let me know if you give them a try, I’d love to hear about it. ?
What a brilliant idea. I’ve never made a chocolate sugar cookie. My youngest daughter is a chocolate fiend, so I knew I had to make these. We all loved them!
Thank you so much Diana! You definitely should, they are amazing! ?
Those are some delicious cookies! So much so, they are g-o-n-e! Everything’s better in its chocolate version, in my opinion. Haha!
Thank you so much Raia! I’m glad they were loved at your house too! And I totally agree with you, chocolate always wins!
These cookies are delicious! Adding chocolate is a great switch from the everyday sugar cookie and they are so easy to make!
So glad you enjoyed them Sally! I couldn’t agree with you more, and that’s really saying something because I love me plain ol’ sugar cookie! These chocolate ones are a nice change!
Such a hit with my family! I will be making these again for sure.
Woohoo Krissy, I am so glad! Thanks for trying them out. Happy baking!
One bowl for chocolate cookies? Count me in! These cookies were so delicious. Loved this recipe so much! 🙂
Thank you so much Alexandra! I love that you love them! And I know, everything about these cookies is so great!
Oh my god a chocolate cookie sugar cookie love child – perfection. I LOVE it. These were incredible. Thank you!
LOL Tracy, yes that’s exactly what these are! Funny! So glad you enjoyed them!
Hi I made the chocolate sugar cookies yesterday and did not have sea salt so used table salt…I can taste the salt so next time will not use the full 1/2 teaspoon. Also I thought they don’t taste very chocolate to me…should I have used white sugar in place of the light brown that I did use? Maybe some orange zest to wake that cocoa up?
hi there, mine didnt look anything like yours. No crinkles at all. ðŸ™
Hey Betty! I’m sorry to hear that, there are a lot of factors that could cause that. I hope they still tasted yummy!