Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Sweeteners
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
Dry Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Cake Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Mix-ins
- 2 cups White Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or Chunks
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line light-colored baking sheets with parchment paper to ensure even baking and easy cookie removal.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for approximately 4 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy, ensuring proper texture for the cookies.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Incorporate the eggs and vanilla extract into the creamed mixture and blend well for 1 minute until fully combined and smooth.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Gently fold in the unsweetened cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, cake flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix until all dry ingredients are just combined to avoid overworking the dough.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Add white chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks to the dough and fold carefully, distributing them evenly throughout the mixture.
- Shape Cookies: Roll the cookie dough into 4-ounce balls. Place each ball on the prepared parchment-lined baking sheets spaced sufficiently apart to allow spreading.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 9 to 12 minutes. Aim to slightly under-bake as the cookies will continue to cook from residual heat after removal from the oven, yielding perfectly soft centers.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Using light-colored baking sheets helps prevent cookies from browning too much on the bottoms.
- Under-baking slightly is recommended to achieve soft, chewy cookies that don’t dry out.
- Be sure to cream the butter and sugars well to achieve a fluffy dough that contributes to a lighter cookie texture.
- If you don’t have cake flour, you can substitute by removing 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour per cup and replacing it with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days for best freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American