Chocolate Cookies
These chocolate chip cookies are easy to make and they are perfect. Its intense cocoa flavor will bring a touch of joy to your breakfasts or snacks. Do you fancy one?
It seems unbelievable that he had not yet published in the blog a homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe, of those that are done in a moment. And the truth is that I usually prepare them with some frequency, since they are a perfect base to decorate with icing or with fondant.
obviously you are cocoa cookies They are also delicious on their own, without the need to put anything on top. However, if you want to give them a more fun touch without getting too complicated, you can decorate them with a little melted chocolate. If it is white, there will be a very nice color contrast. In case you need any ideas, check out how I decorated these almond and chocolate cookiesand.
make chocolate chip cookies It’s easy, without a doubt, but to make them look perfect, don’t miss out on the tips that I give you at the end of the recipe. Let’s see how these cookies are prepared.
Ingredients for making chocolate chip cookies. Quantities for approximately 35 units
- 125 g of wheat flour
- 125g cornstarch
- 160g butter
- 140g icing sugar
- 40g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 egg M
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence or extract
- 1 pinch of salt
How to make easy homemade chocolate chip cookies
- start with sift flour and cocoa. It is important that you do not skip this step as cocoa tends to form many lumps. Place both ingredients in a large bowl along with the icing sugar.
- Add the cold butter diced and Salt. Work the dough with a spoon or spatula until the butter is integrated. You can do part of the process with your hands but trying not to apply too much heat. There should be a sandy texture.
- Add the egg and vanilla. Mix just until they are integrated, you do not have to knead.
- Form a ball with the dough, flatten the dough a little and wrap it in plastic wrap. put it in in the fridge for at least 1 hour. We need it to be very cold.
- After the resting time, take half of the dough and stretch it with the roller until it has 5mm thick about. I also use some guides that allow me to roll out the dough evenly.
- cut the cookies with the shape you like best and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Bake the cookies at 170º for 12 minutes about. The oven will be preheated.
- When they are ready, let them cool a bit on the same tray and then transfer them to a rack for them to finish cooling.
- proceed the same until you finish with all the dough.
- Sift the cocoa together with the flour. Also add the sugar.
- Add the salt and butter. Unite to form a kind of sand. Add the egg and vanilla.
- Work the dough only until everything is integrated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- Roll out and cut the cookie dough
- Bake the cookies
- That’s how good cocoa cookies are
How do we know if the cookies are done?
- know the exact baking time in some chocolate cookies it is a bit complicated, since being dark we do not see when the edges begin to brown. If you are not used to making cookies I recommend that you stay a little short of time and try one. If it’s cooked through the center, take them out, otherwise, leave them a little longer.
- The baking time that I indicate is approximate, since it depends on the size of the cookies (the larger they are, the longer they will take) and the characteristics of your oven.
- When in doubt, better to stay short of baked to spend, because if they burn, they bitter.
- Easy cocoa or chocolate cookies
Other tips for making chocolate chip cookies
- When we go to cut the cookies it is important that the dough is very cold. This way they won’t warp during baking. If you are in a hurry you can chill the dough in the freezer. Also, while you are cutting the cookies, it is advisable to keep the rest of the dough in the fridge.
- This recipe makes quite a few cookies, around 35 unitsalthough the Quantity varies based on size of cutter you use.
- To achieve uniform baking it is important that all the cookies are the same size about. If some are of very different sizes, when the smaller ones are done, the larger ones will still be raw in the center.
- Contrary to what happens with the cookies, these cookies don’t grow long during baking, so you don’t need to leave more than an inch of space between them.
- Avoid overworking the dough. If you handle it too much the cookies will be hard.
- these cookies last a long time If you keep them in a closed container. Remember that they must be completely cold before storing them.