Chocolate Drop Cookies
Chocolate drop cookies are soft, tender, and wonderfully chocolaty — the kind of simple, old-fashioned cookie that comes together quickly and works with or without mix-ins.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine salt
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chopped pecans, walnuts, or semisweet or white chocolate chips (optional)
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets 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.1/4 cup unsalted butter | 1 cup granulated sugar | 1/2 tsp vanilla extract | 1 large egg
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder; add to the first mixture alternately with milk, blending well.1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour | 2 tsp baking powder | 1/2 tsp fine salt | 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder | 1/2 cup milk
- Fold in chopped nuts or other mix-ins, as desired.1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, or semisweet or white chocolate chips (optional)
- Drop from a teaspoon or cookie scoop onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until set.
If your cocoa is lumpy, whisk or sift the dry ingredients well before adding them to the butter mixture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 38mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.5mg
Disclaimer:
Our nutritional information is based on a third-party application that analyzes the ingredients list to determine the values. The information is meant to be helpful, but should be considered an estimate. Values may differ depending on measurements, brands, serving variations, and database availability.
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