Frosted Soft Chocolate Cookies
There are chocolate chips and cocoa powder in the cookie dough and they’re topped with a rich, creamy, fudgy chocolate ganache. It’s what a chocaholic’s dreams are made of. The triple chocolate cookies are slightly chewy around the edges with super soft with tender, pillowy centers. The dough base is adapted from Soft Frosted Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Sprinkles Cookies and recently I made Peppermint Patty Chocolate Cookies with this dough. It’s my current favorite all chocolate cookie dough base. Switch up the color of the sprinkles on these chocolate chocolate cookies depending on the season, such as red/green for Christmas, pastel for spring and Easter, orange/black for the fall and Halloween, etc.
What’s in the Triple Chocolate Cookies?
To make the chocolate chocolate cookies and the ganache frosting, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Granulated sugar Light brown sugar Egg Vanilla extract Cream All-purpose flour Unsweetened cocoa powder Baking soda Salt Semi-sweet chocolate chips Sprinkles
How to Make Triple Chocolate Cookies
First, you’ll need to make the soft chocolate cookies. Cream together the butter and sugars, then mix in the wet ingredients. The dry ingredients get stirred in next, then you’ll want to gently fold in the chocolate chips. Scoop the dough into 2-tablespoon balls and chill for at least 3 hours. Once you’ve chilled and baked the dough, let the cookies cool completely before topping with the chocolate ganache frosting.
How to Make Chocolate Frosting for Cookies
If you’ve never made ganache before, it’s ridiculously easy and sounds much fancier and trickier than it really is. All you have to do is heat cream or half-and-half and pour it over chocolate chips. The secret is being patient and letting time do the work for you. The warm cream softens the chips and in about 10 minutes you can whisk the mixture smooth. The ganache is soft but not runny at room temp and hardens up more in the fridge. It’s the perfect ‘sand trap’ for lots of sprinkles!
Tips for the Best Chocolate Cookies
There are two tablespoons of cream (or half-and-half) in the dough, which makes the cookies creamy and moist but also makes for a very soft dough so it must be chilled before baking. If you skip chilling the dough, you’ll wind up with flat, thin cookies that spread a lot in the oven. The cream also helps combat dryness, which can plague chocolate cookies because of the drying effects of cocoa powder. Make sure not to overbake and you’ll be rewarded with a chocolate lover’s delight.
More Chocolate Cookie Recipes:
Peppermint Patty Chocolate Cookies — Very chocolaty, ultra fudgy, and loaded with chocolate chips and peppermint patties!! If you love mint + chocolate, you’ll adore these easy, soft, and decadent chocolate bombs! Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes!
Soft Frosted Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Sprinkles Cookies — Soft, chewy, very chocolaty cookies topped with tangy cream cheese frosting! A match made in heaven! Everything’s better with sprinkles!
Hot Chocolate Cookies – Rich chocolate cookies topped with a hunk of melted dark chocolate and toasted marshmallows! Best ‘hot chocolate’ you’ll ever have!
Softbatch Cream Cheese Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies – Cream cheese keeps them super soft! Say hello to one amazing chocolate cookie!
Soft and Chewy Nutella White Chocolate Chip Cookies – Thick, rich, chocolaty cookies that are so soft you won’t be able to resist them!
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies – Soft, ultra fudgy and there’s NO butter and NO mixer needed! So easy and the crinkles make them irresistible!
Quadruple Chocolate Soft Fudgy Pudding Cookies – For true chocolate lovers, these super soft cookies are loaded with chocolate!
Dark Chocolate Chunk and Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies – Rich, soft chocolate cookies with chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips
Andes Mint Chip Soft Fudgy Chocolate Cookies – Big, thick, fudgy chocolate cookies with a hint of mint and loads of chocolate in every bite!
Caramel-Stuffed Quadruple Chocolate Cookies – Soft and chewy cookies with four kinds of chocolate and so much gooey caramel!
