These soft chocolate drop cookies will satisfy any chocolate craving! The intense chocolate flavor comes from cocoa. If you like nutty brownies, add chopped pecans or walnuts. Or add chocolate or white chocolate chips to the batter. Brickle chips are great as well.
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Soft chocolate drop cookies are easy to make and versatile. Add white chocolate chips and chopped nuts or add semisweet chips.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 3 dozen 1x
- Category: Cookies and BArs
- Method: Bake
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and egg.
- In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, blending well.
- Fold in the chopped nuts or other additions.
- Drop from a teaspoon or cookie scoop onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until set.
- Makes about 3 dozen cookies, depending on size.
