Spicy Mexican Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS
- 1 stick (4 oz.) butter
- 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Melt the butter and chocolate together in the microwave in 30 second increments, whisking between each interval.Cool the chocolate mixture to room temperature.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and eggs on low speed until well combined.
- Pour in the cooled chocolate and continue to mix until the ingredients are evenly distributed.
- In a medium bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, chili powder, baking soda, salt and cayenne pepper.
- Add the dry ingredients to the chocolate batter and mix on low speed until just combined and no visible flour remains.
- Fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.
- Working in two batches, scoop 12 balls of dough (about 1 1/2 tablespoon size) onto a parchment-lined sheet pan, leaving at least 1 1/2 inches of space between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies, one pan at a time, for approximately 14 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through cooking time.
- The cookies should be puffy and still fairly soft when removed from the oven.
- Immediately slide the cookies, still on the parchment paper, onto a wire cooling rack. Cool just a bit before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 41g | |
| Recipe makes 24 servings | |
| Calories 180 | |
| Calories from Fat 79 | 44% |
| Total Fat 9.03g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat 5.39g | 22% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium 118mg | 5% |
| Potassium 94mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 24.11g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Sugars 16.81g | 11% |
| Protein 2.61g | 4% |
