Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream Cookies

Name: Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup white chocolate chips; 12 snack-size cookies and cream chocolate bars, roughly chopped

Recipe GLPR04c9b1e15da02c

Dessert

45 min

173 cal

Servings: 48

Oven

SNAP eligible

Rich, fudgy dark chocolate cookies studded with creamy white chocolate chips and topped with pieces of cookies and cream candy. These decadent treats offer a perfect balance of dark cocoa flavor with sweet white chocolate accents, making them irresistible for chocolate lovers.

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup white chocolate chips

12 snack-size cookies and cream chocolate bars, roughly chopped

Directions

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and blend until fully combined, scraping down the bowl as needed to ensure all ingredients are incorporated.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly distributed.
Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring on low speed until just combined and no flour streaks remain.
Fold in the white chocolate chips by hand or with the mixer on the lowest setting until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Using a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop or similar measuring tool, drop rounded portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
Press a few pieces of the chopped cookies and cream candy bars onto the top of each dough ball.
Bake at 350°F for 9 to 10 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers still appear slightly underdone.
Remove the baking sheets from the oven and allow the cookies to rest on the hot pan for 3 to 5 minutes to firm up slightly.
Transfer the cooled cookies to a wire cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.
Once fully cooled, store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.

Comments

Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff4.25

Cookies and cream candy bars are a specialty item that will force a second stop—most Harris Teeter and Food Lion locations stock them inconsistently, and ALDI or Kroger are your safer bets, adding time to a weeknight bake. The ingredient list is otherwise entirely standard pantry staples available everywhere in Charlotte, and at roughly $0.30 per cookie the cost tracks well for a dessert. The 45-minute stated time is honest for mixing, rolling, and baking, though it assumes you're comfortable working with cookie dough and doesn't account for cooling before serving. These keep well for three to four days in an airtight container and are a crowd-pleasing option for families or a bake sale, though they do demand one small errand upfront.