Frosted Chocolate Cookies Recipe
These Frosted Chocolate Cookies are indulgent and rich. The cookies are soft and fudgy in the middle with a crisp edge. It pairs perfectly with the smooth, chocolate buttercream frosting on top. By using classic cookie ingredients, this is an easy-to-make recipe for the chocolate lover.
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookies
- 1/2 cup Salted Butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Heavy Cream, or Half & Half or Whole Milk
- 1 1/8 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- Chocolate Sprinkles (Jimmies), for topping
Chocolate Frosting Made with Melted Chocolate
- This frosting creates the perfect consistency for piping on these cookies!
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- Add the granulated sugar and melted butter to a large mixing bowl
- Mix the butter and sugar until combined
- Add the egg and vanilla extract
- Mix again until incorporated
- Add the cocoa powder
- Fold into the batter until just combined
- Add in the flour, baking powder and baking soda
- Fold into the batter until just combined. You don't want to over-mix the dough
- Use a 1.5 or 2 tbsp cookie scoop to portion the dough
- Scoop the balls of dough on the parchment paper, I do about 6-8 cookies per tray depending on the size (baking one tray at a time)
- Bake for 11-14 minutes or until edges are baked and crisp with a soft center
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes on the tray before transferring to a cooling rack
- While the cookies cool, make the chocolate buttercream frosting using melted chocolate
- Pipe swirls of the chocolate buttercream frosting on each cookie
- Lastly, top each cookie with some chocolate sprinkles
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 180kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 39mg, Sodium: 126mg, Potassium: 60mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 296IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 31mg, Iron: 1mg