The key secret in making amazing chocolate chip cookies seems to be in how long you let the dough sit before baking.
Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
They lose some of their crispness overnight, becoming softer.
Recipe Summary Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
These cookies are the best of 2 worlds. The sweetness of chocolate with a kick from cayenne.Ingredients | Basic Printable Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
1 ¾ cups white sugar, divided
1 cup softened butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs; add cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat in cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and cayenne powder. Beat in flour. Stir chocolate chips into the dough.
Mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl.
Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Roll balls in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until centers are set and edges crack slightly, about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes.
If you'd like more spice, add a generous pinch of cayenne to the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Info | Basic Printable Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
prep:
20 mins
cook:
10 mins
additional:
5 mins
total:
35 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
24 cookies
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Basic Printable Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe / My husband definitely wasn't one to complain about the printable recipe tag download link is located at the bottom of this post.
