Easy chocolate chocolate chip cookie recipe! These soft double chocolate chip cookies are made in one bowl and can be made in about 20 minutes!
My easy chocolate chip cookies are one of the most popular recipes on my site. I’ve had several people ask for a chocolate version, and so I came up with these easy chocolate chocolate chip cookies that are just as fast and delicious as the originals.
These chocolate chocolate chip cookies really are quick and easy. They are made with melted butter, so there’s no need to use a hand mixer.
They don’t require any chilling, so they’re also really quick to stir up, and it only takes about 20 minutes from start to baked cookie with this recipe.
So, these cookies are a great choice when you want homemade chocolate chocolate chip cookies but don’t want to spend a lot of time making them.
Ingredient notes
Butter: This recipe uses melted butter. I prefer to use salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter if you prefer.
Sugars: This recipe uses both brown sugar and granulated (white sugar). You can use either dark or light brown sugar. Dark brown sugar will give you a slightly richer flavor.
Measuring Flour: If you aren’t weighing your ingredients, I can’t recommend that enough. If you are using measuring cups, be sure to sift or stir the flour before measuring. Flour packs easily and using too much flour in cookies will give you dry, crumbly dough and cookies that don’t spread.
Salt: Kosher salt is a larger-grain salt that isn’t as “salty” as table salt. If you’re using table salt, be sure to use 1/4 teaspoon.
Chocolate Chips: I use semisweet chocolate chips. You can use another type of chocolate chip, like milk or semisweet, if you prefer. You could even use white chocolate chips if you like.
How to make chocolate chocolate chip cookies
Here you’ll find step-by-step photos showing how to make the cookies. The full recipe with ingredient amounts and full directions is below.
Step 1: Microwave the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl for about 40 seconds. Butter should mostly melted.
Step 2: Whisk the butter until it is completely melted. If it doesn’t melt completely or is pretty solid (like the picture above right), microwave it for a few more seconds until it melts and is liquid (like the melted butter around the butter in the picture on the left).
Step 3: Add the sugars. It will be a little thick and sandy at this point but mix until well-combined.
Step 4: Stir in vanilla and egg until incorporated.
Step 5: Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Please read the recipe note about properly measuring flour.
Step 6: Mix dough until just combined. Dough should be soft and a little sticky but not overly sticky.
Step 7: Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 8: Scoop out 1.5 tablespoons of dough (medium cookie scoop) and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
Step 9: Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until cookies are set. They will be puffy and still look a little underbaked in the middle.
Recipe Tips!
>> I highly recommend mixing the cookies by hand. You can use an electric mixer, but hand mixing helps to avoid overworking the dough.
>> One of the keys to make soft cookies is slightly underbaking the cookies. This means that the edges should look set but the middles should still look puffy and soft.
>> For the photos on the page, I made slightly larger cookies. I used 2 tablespoons of dough, rolled it into a ball, and then flattened slightly. I baked the cookies for about 10 minutes.
Storage
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. The cookies will keep for 2-3 days when properly stored.
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Easy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Cookie sheets
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour¹
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt2
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Microwave the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl for about 40 seconds. Butter should be about 90% melted.
- Whisk the butter until it is completely melted.
- Add the sugars; mix until well-combined.
- Stir in vanilla and egg until incorporated.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Please read the recipe note about properly measuring flour.
- Mix dough until just combined. Dough should be soft and a little sticky but not overly sticky.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop out 1.5 tablespoons of dough (medium cookie scoop) and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until cookies are set. They will be puffy and still look a little underbaked in the middle.3
Video
Notes
- Be sure to properly measure the flour. To measure the flour, stir or sift the flour to break it up. Then lightly spoon into the measuring cup and level. I don’t recommend scooping as it can pack in the flour.
- Or 1/4 teaspoon table salt.
- Slightly underbaking the cookies helps to keep them soft.
- You can also make larger cookies by scooping up 2-3 tablespoons of dough and flattening it slightly. Bake for about 9-10 minutes.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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Comments & Reviews
Kris says
This recipe is AMAZING. These aren’t cookies, they’re brownies in cookie form. I have shared this recipe with everyone I know, and I’ll tell everyone I meet for the rest of my life. Ok, maybe not the rest of my life, but these are that good. Thank you for the best chocolate cookie recipe there ever was.
Kate says
Thank you so much! I’m glad that you liked the cookies!
Pamela says
I made them! It was my first time baking cookies! Thanks!
Kate says
Yay! Congrats on baking your first batch of cookies!
Corey says
Hi,
I made these cookies and they were very easy and came out as promised. But I am not the biggest fan of soft cookies. Is there a way to make these crispier? Maybe cook them longer at a lower temperature?
Kate says
Hi! For crispier cookies, you could try using all granulated sugar.
Taylor says
Great recipe. So easy to follow and the cookies came out perfectly. Fluffy, gooey, chocolatey deliciousness!!
Kate says
Thank you!
Syb says
Fantastic! The best cookie that I made this Christmas season.
Kate says
Thank you so much!
Dena O'Brien says
How many cookies does one batch make before I make these? Thank you!
Kate says
Hi! It will make 20 cookies. You can find the yield for my recipes next to the “print” “rate” “pin” buttons.
Vicki Schoeneman says
Great cookies. My hubby loves them.
Kate says
Thank you!
Jax says
Very good I loved the chocolate I used normal chocolate it said to use dark chocolate but I used normal chocolate very good recommended.
Kate says
Thank you!
Lisa says
My mom and 11 year old daughter made these one weekend and they are a hit. Even with my dad who is not a sweets eater. I have even turned these into a peppermint mocha cookie for the holidays. I cut back on the chocolate chips and add a 1/4 cup of Andes peppermint chips. Those were a hit too.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that the cookies were a hit!
Michelle says
These are my favorite cookies! My daughter used Ghirardelli bittersweet chips and then added some crushed candy canes and they are amazing!!
Kate says
Thank you so much! Crushed candy canes go so well with these cookies!
Angie B says
Made these and was like whaaaa? When you said to let them set in the fridge for 3 hours but I waited patiently and they were so delicious and amazing!
Kate says
Thank you!
Phillip says
Made these tonight and substituted the chocolate chips with Andes creme de menthe baking chips. They were soooo delicious! Perfectly chocolaty and chewey. Definitely a keeper recipe.
Kate says
Thank you!
Marie says
Can this cookie dough be frozen
Kate says
It can! I recommend flash freezing scoops of the cookie dough and then placing the frozen scoops in a freezer safe container in the freezer.
R says
Can these cookie be frozen?
Kate says
Yes, you can freeze either the scoops of dough or the baked cookies.
Trevor Kennedy says
I’ve only been baking for a few months now and I’ve “attempted” to create cookies like yours, I must say that I shall NEVER reach this level of deliciousness! Chocolatey, moist, in layman’s terms, A damned good cookie! Thanks for a simple easy to follow recipe.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that you liked the cookies! And I think you’ll surprise yourself with how good your baking becomes as you keep at it.
Dianne Hyatt says
These cookies were easy to make and delicious. I like that you have the recipe in different sizes so you can have as many or as few as you’d like. Thank you so much for sharing!
Kate says
Thank you so much!
Pam B. says
First a question. Do you think these would work well with a hershey kiss or a peppermint patty pushed into the top of cookie ?
I want to say this recipe has been a BIG hit with my family. I made these with my granddaughter while visiting them. She texted me a few days after we were home for the recipe. She is 11 , she wanted to make them for a barbeque for her brothers football team. She made several batches. My daughter said they were all gone.
Kate says
If you wanted to use a Hershey kiss on top, you’d probably want to make the cookies a little smaller. I have a chocolate Hershey kiss cookie recipe – chocolate Hershey kiss cookie recipe – and they’re smaller cookies than these cookies. I think a peppermint patty could be great on top! If you try it, I’d love to hear how it turns out.
Thank you so much! I love that your family has been enjoying the cookies!
Victoria Love says
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These were so good! Normally I don’t like homemade chocolate chip cookies but theses are amazing. My mom, who is not much of a chocolate fan, loves these cookies also.
I used this recipe for the baking club I do at my elementary. It was just the right skill level for the 4th graders.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that it worked out well for the baking club!
Kamri Thompson says
Quick easy super yummy!!!! I can get the dough ready before the oven is even preheated!! Highly recommend! Better than subway!! Next time I’ll add white chocolate chips too
Kate says
Thank you! Yes! I think I’ve made this recipe with every flavor of chip, and it works well with all of them!
Maryam says
These were the best cookies I have ever made! They were super easy to make (I was helped by my three year old) and wonderful to taste! Also thank you for providing the metric equivalents!
Kate says
Thank you so much! I’m glad that the metric weights were helpful!