Classic chewy chocolate cookies is just what it sounds like. A nice rich chocolate cookie that reminds you of brownies. You can make them puffy or flat as pancakes. Simply chill the dough for puffy cookies and bake immediately for flatter ones.

As always, I like to tinker around with flavors and fats. I like to see what types of fats work well with flavors and I found that shortening really allows chocolate to shine, especially when you add in salt. These ended up reminding me of brownies in flavor but had a shortbread texture. I’m not a chocolate fan but ate two of these.

For this recipe, I don’t recommend using dutch cocoa, but instead the regular run of the mill cocoa like this one from Hershey’s chocolate. If you use dutch cocoa, it will be a more mild flavor of chocolate which is not what we are after in these beautiful cookies.

However, butter compliments the flavor nicely and allows the cookie to spread more than shortening due to the lower melting temperature of butter. It really depends on what you are after in determining the fat to use for this recipe. Whichever fat you chose, classic chewy chocolate cookies will be simply decadent. If you enjoyed these cookies, try these chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips.

Classic Chocolate Cookies

An easy chewy chocolate cookie that reminds you of brownies. Try adding powdered sugar for a nice contrast. These are delicious as they are but you are welcome to add in some nuts or dried fruit to take the flavor further.

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Prep Time15 minutes minutes

Cook Time10 minutes minutes

Servings2 dozen

Calories 75.4

Ingredients

• 1 cup (150g) flour
• ½ cup (96g) shortening
• ½ cup (100g) white sugar
• ¼ cup (56g) brown sugar
• 1 large (50g) egg
• ¼ cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tsp (5mL) vanilla
• ½ tsp (3g) baking soda
• ½ tsp (2.5g) salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
• In large bowl, beat shortening and sugars until creamy.  Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. 
• Drop 1 tbs of batter approximately 2" (5cm) apart on a baking sheet. 
• Bake 8 – 10 minutes. (They will be soft in the center. Do not over bake.) Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Sprinkle top of cookies with sea salt when the first come out of the oven. It takes chocolate up just a notch in flavor.

Nutrition Facts

Classic Chocolate Cookies

Serving Size

 

1 cookie

Amount per Serving

Calories

75.4

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

3.3

g

5

%

Saturated Fat

 

0.9

g

6

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1.5

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

0.6

g

Sodium

 

51.1

mg

2

%

Carbohydrates

 

11.1

g

4

%

Protein

 

0.9

g

2

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

* Calories provided as a courtesy and not guaranteed.