I’m a huge fan of cocoa powder. Not really for any reason except I can get a whole box of cocoa powder for the same price as a bar of chocolate here in Australia, so it’s much better value to make recipes that use it instead. I noticed though that very few actually exist since most use melted chocolate or chocolate chips or something else, when all I really wanted was a chocolate cocoa cookie.
I set out to make my own cookies that used the ingredients I had and I couldn’t have been more pleased. I’ve been making these for almost half a year now and they never get old. The dough is really thick so if you have to hand mix like I do you’ll be getting a good arm work out (so I can skip the gym then, right?). These cookies are really quick and chewy and yummy and I’m thinking about them right now. (Full disclosure, a plate of these are sitting on my lap as I write this.)
This recipe makes 20, but depending how small or large you roll your dough you can make more or less. They do expand a ton, so a little on will go a long way. I realized that the first time I made them when I took them out of the oven and basically had a cookie sheet cake (oops!). Still tasty though, even if they do melt together a bit!
Ingredients:
140g of butter
110g white sugar
75g soft dark brown sugar
1 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
200g self-raising flour (or plain with baking soda)
30g of cocoa powder
1/2 tsp of salt
- Cream together the butter and sugars (this isn’t the workout bit!). Beat in the egg and vanilla until relatively smooth. Add in the 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Alternately add the flour and cocoa powder. Because this dough gets thick and hard to stir really quickly I like to add the flour in 50g intervals and the cocoa in 10g intervals. It makes it easier on my poor arm.
- Roll the dough into approximately one inch balls and set on a tray that’s lightly greased (there’s nothing worse than baked goods that won’t come off your tray).
- Cook for 10 to 15 minutes at 180°c/350°f. Since the cookies are really chewy let them cool at least three minutes before trying to take them off the tray or they’ll just crumble apart.
