Cookies

Rich Chocolate Cookies

Yes.  The Ultimate Rich Chocolate Cookie.  These cookies have chocolate going on on every level here.  We got cocoa powder.  Chocolate hazelnut spread.  Chocolate extract.  Chopped up Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.  Butterfingers.  What more could you want in a cookie?!?!

 

I scooped two small cookie dough balls and stacked them on top of each other, to make big cookies.  Since these cookies are already rich, why not make them big too?

Rich Chocolate Cookies

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Serves: 16 Cooking Time: 8-minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup Chocolate Hazelnut spread (like Nutella)
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons warm water
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1-1/2 cups chopped Peanut Butter Cups and chopped Butterfingers (or chocolate chips)

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

2

In the bowl of a stand mixer, affixed with the paddle attachment, cream together the melted butter, chocolate hazelnut spread, brown sugar and white sugar. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in the extract, egg and water. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.

3

Change the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda to the wet ingredients. Mix until barely combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the chopped up peanut butter cups and Butterfingers to the cookie dough.

4

Use a small cookie scoop and scoop out two cookie dough balls, and stack them on top of each other. Smoosh the dough balls together. Repeat until all the dough is scooped.

5

Bake in 375-degree oven, one cookie sheet at a time, for 8-minutes. Do not over bake. Let cookies set on the cookie sheet for several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Cookies stay soft for several days.

These cookies cooked up crisp on the bottom and edges, but soft in the center for the ultimate bite!

XOXO,

Kelly

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16 Comments

  • Reply
    Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
    April 18, 2017 at 6:56 AM

    Be still my heart, Kelly! Chocolate hazelnut spread, butterfingers, more CHOCOLATE? These are some cookies I need in my life :). I’m going to be thinking about them alllll day!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 18, 2017 at 6:11 PM

      Hahahaha awwww thank you Kelsie….you gave me a much needed smile earlier, when I read your comment! I am such a chocolate cookie lover and these don’t disappoint! XOXO 🙂

  • Reply
    GiGi Eats Celebrities
    April 18, 2017 at 8:55 AM

    THIS GIRL has HEART EYES and her mouth is DROOLING LIKE CRAZY! lol!!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 18, 2017 at 6:12 PM

      Love it!! And I can totally picture that hehehehehe. It was pretty much how I looked when I took these out of the oven hahah XOXO 🙂

  • Reply
    Paul
    April 18, 2017 at 9:40 AM

    Yum! Yum! Yum! I MUST make this recipe and fast! Thanks for sharing Kelly.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 18, 2017 at 6:14 PM

      Hi Paul!! I hope you do!! You can substitute Nutella for the JEM Chocolate Hazelnut Spread too! If you make these cookies, come back and let me know what you think! XOXO 🙂

  • Reply
    Lindsay | With Salt and Pepper
    April 18, 2017 at 10:40 AM

    OMG lady, you aren’t messing around with these guys! Talk about taking it to the next level!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 18, 2017 at 6:15 PM

      Oh yeah….when I want chocolate, I want chocolate! Go big or go home! Hahaha….hmmm. Maybe that’s the wrong mentality to have when you bake as much as I do though?! 😉 XOXO

  • Reply
    Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
    April 19, 2017 at 5:49 PM

    Haha, I think I would go with the PMS cookies :p. I definitely need this in my life!!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 20, 2017 at 2:26 PM

      Hehehe thanks Cathleen! I know there are always certain times I am craving chocolate 😉 and these would satisfy that fo sho! XOXO

  • Reply
    ChocolaTess
    April 20, 2017 at 4:03 PM

    Wha? How did I miss this? I mean we’re talking chocolate! My fav! They look so decadent and sinful–just the way I like! <3

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 20, 2017 at 4:34 PM

      Heheheh you are Queen of Chocolate!! I thought of you while I was making these 😉 XOXO…on a side note, I would love for you to link up on our Friday Frenzy link party. I will put the link up later tonight!! You have so many yummy recipes!! Everyone needs to see them!

  • Reply
    Angie ~ ambientwares
    April 22, 2017 at 2:26 PM

    You’ve made me realize I need more cookies in my life 😉 These look ridiculously good and that ingredient list is filled with all kinds of goodness! Thank you for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 23, 2017 at 12:20 PM

      Thanks Angie! These cookies were all kinds of chocolate goodness! Thanks for hosting the party 🙂 XOXO

  • Reply
    laura70ak
    April 23, 2017 at 11:00 PM

    OMG I think I just drooled on my keyboard! SO gorgeous Kelly–I added them to my Ultimate Bake Sale Board 🙂

    • Reply
      Kelly
      April 24, 2017 at 8:44 AM

      Awesome Laura!! Glad you liked these! I am a sucker for a rich chocolate cookie 🙂

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