Description
Sweet chocolate lava cake cookies blend molten chocolate centers with crisp cookie edges, creating an irresistible dessert experience. Rich French-inspired flavors promise indulgent moments you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 oz (113 g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (113 g or 1 stick) unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (for serving)
Instructions
- Creaming: Whip softened butter with brown and granulated sugars until achieving a fluffy, pale texture that’s light and airy.
- Liquid Integration: Vigorously incorporate egg and vanilla extract, stirring until the mixture becomes completely homogeneous.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together, eliminating any potential lumps and ensuring smooth distribution.
- Dough Formation: Delicately merge dry ingredients into wet mixture, folding gently to create a cohesive dough without overmixing, which could compromise the cookie’s tender texture.
- Chilling: Encase dough completely and refrigerate for 30 minutes, allowing flavors to develop and consistency to firm up.
- Preheating and Preparation: Warm oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal non-stick surface.
- Chocolate Stuffing: Portion chilled dough, creating small discs with center depressions, then carefully embed chocolate piece and roll into seamless spheres.
- Baking: Position cookie spheres on prepared sheet with sufficient spacing, then bake 10-12 minutes until edges set but center remains delicately soft.
- Cooling and Finishing: Rest cookies momentarily on baking sheet to stabilize, then transfer to cooling rack and dust with powdered sugar for an elegant presentation.
Notes
- Control Butter Temperature: Soften butter at room temperature for smooth, even mixing, avoiding cold or melted butter that disrupts cookie texture.
- Prevent Overmixing: Fold dry ingredients gently into wet mixture to maintain a tender, delicate cookie structure without developing tough gluten.
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerate dough for exactly 30 minutes to enhance flavor development and firm up texture for easier handling and clean chocolate encasing.
- Master Chocolate Placement: Completely seal chocolate center within dough ball to create perfect lava effect, ensuring no chocolate leakage during baking process.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg