Spicy Mexican Chocolate Cookies that are soft, rich chocolate cookies, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and CAYENNE and studded with chunks of chocolate.
Spicy Mexican Chocolate Cookies
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Hershey)
- pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup chopped chocolate chunks
Instructions
In the bowl of your stand mixer, affixed with the paddle attachment, add the canola oil, butter, white sugar and brown sugar and mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract into the mixture.
Change the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour, cocoa powder, salt, cinnamon, ground cayenne, nutmeg and baking soda and mix until barely combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber scraper to ensure all ingredients are incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chunks. Put the bowl of cookie dough in the refrigerator or freezer for an hour to chill.
Once your dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350-degrees and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Use a large cookie scoop to scoop large cookie dough balls onto the cookie sheet. Leave a few inches between the dough balls because the cookies will spread.
Bake cookies in 350-degree oven for 8-9 minutes. Cookies may appear underdone, but they continue to bake on the cookie sheet after you remove them from the oven. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet until set, and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Cookies will stay soft for several days.
You can adjust the level of heat in these cookies by reducing the amount of cayenne and adding just a 1/4 teaspoon cayenne for less of a kick. Or just leave out the cayenne if you just want a yummy chocolate cookie.
16 Comments
Kim | The Baking ChocolaTess
May 5, 2017 at 9:12 AMThese chocolate gems stole my heart!! *Duh!!* You know how I love my chocolate! 🙂 They look gorgeous and ya know…I’m pinning for later!!
Kelly
May 5, 2017 at 3:22 PMAww thanks Kim!! I always think of you when I make chocolate cookies hehehe. I think you would like these ones! XOXO 🙂
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
May 5, 2017 at 12:58 PMThese babies look divine! I love a little heat with my chocolate :). That pic of the cookie dough has me craving dough like no other right now! Happy Cinco de Mayo Kelly!
Kelly
May 5, 2017 at 3:24 PMAw thanks Kelsie! I am all about the cookie dough. Sometimes I wonder if I really need to actually bake the dough….what’s wrong with just eating cookie dough?? Hehehe. Happy Cinco de Mayo XOXO 🙂
Amy (Savory Moments)
May 5, 2017 at 1:12 PMThese look awesome! I make a similar cookie and brownie and they are always a huge hit!
Kelly
May 5, 2017 at 3:25 PMThank you Amy! I think it must just be my husband who can’t handle the spice then, since everyone loves your spicy treats too! Have a great weekend! XOXO 🙂
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
May 7, 2017 at 5:52 AMYes please!! I am a definite chocoholic, and this chocolate sounds perfect!
I am so like you. I have a new favourite cookie every two days, but this does look like it could be my new #1 too 😉
Kelly
May 7, 2017 at 10:31 AMHi Cathleen! Thank you! I think when we bake and cook as many new things as us bloggers do, it’s easy to always have new favorites hehehe 🙂 Have a great weekend! XOXO
laura
May 7, 2017 at 12:37 PMOh man my hubby loves the HEAT. I’ll make these the next time he needs to take something to the office for a party, he’ll be a big hit! Pinned to my bake sale board and my cookie board–so glad you linked them up to the Friday Frenzy
Kelly
May 8, 2017 at 1:11 PMThanks Laura! If you make them, you will have to come back and let me know what you think!! XOXO 🙂
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
May 8, 2017 at 12:50 PMsuper spicy sounds scary lol. i loveeee spicy food, but can’t handle it at all! love how chocolatey this look, and massive, gooey cookies are definitely up my alley (have you seen/tried the massive chocolate chip ones from levain in nyc? i personally like their oatmeal raisin more, but highly recommend their cookies in general!).
Kelly
May 8, 2017 at 1:21 PMLevain is on my bucket list!! But I have been thinking about making a copycat version of their chocolate chip cookies to hold me over until I can make it to NYC. These cookies weren’t spicy (in my opinion lol)…but you could leave the cayenne out all together and just have a yummy chocolate cookie 🙂 XOXO
Daniela Anderson
May 9, 2017 at 6:38 PMThese are so pretty! Love the spiciness, l must say l have not tried it before, but always thought about adding some chilli to some baking. Delish!
Kelly
May 10, 2017 at 2:37 PMThank you Daniela! I think if you like spicy, you should definitely try this! Brings a whole new dimension to sweets 🙂 XOXO
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