This is just a quick post to remind myself that this Double Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is perfect. These cookies are thick, chewy, deeply chocolate-y and excellent for a variety of additions.

I vividly remember being let down by the last double chocolate chip cookie recipe I tried last summer, because I included it in my first Bakers Against Racism Box. They spread out SO MUCH in the oven, and were so flat and thin. I had to sort of scrape the edges in when I took them out of the oven to try to give them some structure, and I was so disappointed.

Fast forward to this month when my friend Jess brought me back a bag of Trader Joe’s Salted Caramel Chips* from her vacation in the States! After multiple taste tests, I knew I wanted to bake them into some Double Chocolate Chip Cookies with flaky sea salt sprinkled on top. After a bit of Googling, I decided to try this recipe from Two Peas & Their Pod and I have zero notes. This is exactly what I want in a cookie – nice and thick with a super fudge-y texture.

*Chipits also makes Salted Caramel Chips now! Not quite as good as TJ’s but they’ll do the trick if you want to re-create these.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source: Two Peas & Their Pod

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa (the darker the better)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup salted caramel chips (or just more chocolate chips, or another mix-in)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350o and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix again.
  4. Add the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
  5. Stir in the chocolate chips and other mix-ins.
  6. Scoop the dough onto the baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes.
  7. Press some extra chocolate chips or salted caramel chips onto the top of the cookies as they’re cooling and finish with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt if you want.