Beware, this recipe is for major chocoholics.
You can’t have one of these Triple Chocolate Cookies without a large glass of cold milk, and that is why these cookies bring such a big, silly grin to my face. No one ever gets grumpy when it comes to cookies and milk. Give someone cough syrup? Yuck. Prune Juice? No thank you. But freshly baked cookies and cold milk, now thats something everyone will smile at. Even Santa, which is probably why we leave him cookies and milk.
These cookies have ‘triple’ the chocolate, but one of the chocolate sources may surprise you.
A few months back I made Chocolate Chip Puddin’ Cookies and they were delicious. The pudding mix makes a huge difference (though don’t ask me what exactly is in pudding mix) but it makes the cookies soft and delectable for days. And when the cookies are warm, I swear you can taste pudding in the warm, gooey center.
I was craving some chocolate earlier always, and decided to make double chocolate cookies. But when I was going through my pantry I saw a chocolate pudding pack, and decided to take it up a chocolate notch.
Triple Chocolate Cookies
yield: 28 – 32 cookies depending on size
1 cup Butter (2 sticks), softened
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla, optional
2 1/4 cups AP Flour
1 Chocolate Pudding (3.4oz) Mix, (or any flavor)
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Chocolate Chips
preheat oven to 350 degrees
1. Cream the butter and sugars together, about three minutes. Next add the eggs (one at a time) and the vanilla if using.
2. In a separate bowl combine the flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Add to the wet mixture and mix until combined.
3. Add the chocolate chips and combine again.
4. Prepare your baking sheet with either pan spray or parchment paper. Scoop out tablespoon sized scoops and roll in a ball, having at least 1.5 inch space between each cookie.
5. Bake 8 minutes and remove from the oven. Let cool on the baking sheet 2 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
These triple chocolate cookies are fantastic and one alone satisfied my chocolate craving for hours. They are rich, sweet, gooey and delicious. Yes, I do get chocolate cravings every few hours… I know I am not alone in this.
