These cookies! I love, LoVe, LOVE them! I love dark chocolate and cookies & cream things though, but I’m sure some of you have similar tastes as I do. These Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream Cookies are made with the base of my Dark Chocolate Caramel Cashew Cookies, which are also fantastic; the only difference is I put white chocolate chips on the inside and chopped up Cookies’n’Creme candy bars on the outside, instead of using caramel bits and cashews.
I actually made these for a blogger event I went to and I will be honest, I wasn’t sure they would work, solely because some chocolate, especially white chocolate, doesn’t do so well when heated in the oven. I was worried I would have a big melty mess, or that the white chocolate would brown. Well, neither of those things happened and I was so excited!
My husband told me he could eat the whole batch himself, which is 48 cookies; and with his freakishly fantastic metabolism he totally could and not even gain an ounce, but he knew I was taking these with me to a party with the girls, so he only got to taste a couple. I’m pretty sure the girls liked them too. 😉
I will most definitely be frequenting this cookie recipe! The only problem I have when I make dark chocolate cookies in general, is that my Bosch is super fast at speed 1 and the dark cocoa powder always gets EVERYWHERE no matter how slow I add it to the bowl. Haha. It’s quite “fun” to wipe up chocolate powder all over the place, but honestly that won’t stop me from making these cookies. I love them and I hope you will too!
Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 12 snack size Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme candy bars, roughly chopped
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars. Add eggs, and vanilla. Blend well. Scrape bowl if needed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until incorporated.
- Fold in the white chocolate chips.
- Using a #50 cookie scoop (about 1½ TBSP), scoop the cookie dough balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Press a few pieces of chopped Cookies'n'Creme candy bar pieces on top.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 9 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3 to 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Store cookies in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
August 24, 2014 at 8:17 AMI made chocolate cookies and cream cookies a long time ago on my blog but they didn’t turn out quite like I wanted them to. I’ve been meaning to retry and maybe I should just make these! Look great.
Amber says
August 24, 2014 at 6:20 PMReally?! Bummer! Well, you will have to try these! They were fabulous!
Lauren Allen says
August 25, 2014 at 7:52 AMThese look amazing! You had me at dark chocolate! Can’t wait to try them–pinned!
Amber says
August 27, 2014 at 6:41 AMThanks Lauren! I am a new lover of dark chocolate and it goes really well in these cookies!
Aimee @ Like mother like daughter says
August 25, 2014 at 11:05 AMI’m not a huge dark chocolate fan, but with the white chocolate cookies n cream pieces I think I’d still love these!
Amber says
August 27, 2014 at 6:43 AMHonestly, I can’t tell the difference in flavor between regular cocoa and dark chocolate cocoa. Now there is a big difference in candy bar dark chocolates, and I am picky about those. 🙂
Kim says
August 25, 2014 at 7:08 PMI want to make these! I’m a huge fan of dark chocolate and cookies! 🙂
Amber says
August 27, 2014 at 6:44 AMSounds like you will like these then! Thanks for stopping by!
Alli Miller @ Cupcake Diaries says
September 3, 2014 at 1:42 PMYep, definitely adding these to the list of treats to make! Yum!!
Amber says
September 3, 2014 at 2:58 PMHaha! Awesome!
Brianna Grogan says
September 25, 2014 at 12:08 AMI just made these and they are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I just used regular Hershey Cocoa because it was all I could find and they came out perfect. Plus, the candy pieces on top make them look so pretty! My Dad loves them. Definitely worth making! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Amber says
September 25, 2014 at 6:37 AMI’m so glad you liked them! They were quite addicting when I made them. 😉 Thanks for taking the time to come back and share your experience with the recipe Brianna!
Kelly says
November 1, 2014 at 3:31 PMJust tried these and they’re great! Good for dunking in milk 🙂
Amber says
November 3, 2014 at 8:59 AMAwesome! I agree, great milk and cookies recipe!
Jolaine says
November 16, 2014 at 11:19 AMOur church is having a Cookie Walk will try these..
Amber says
November 16, 2014 at 5:16 PMSounds like a great excuse to try them! I hope you like these as much as we do!
michelle says
November 30, 2014 at 5:43 PMSounds delicious. If you gently drape a dish towel around the top of your mixer all of that blowing cocoa will be easily contained.
Amber says
December 3, 2014 at 8:49 AMGreat idea! Thanks!
janine says
December 4, 2014 at 4:26 PMJust made these ! Lush . Did some without the White chocolate , some with carburys chocolate and some plain … Taking these to meet the parents
Amber says
December 10, 2014 at 5:43 AMGlad you liked them! Hope the parents did too!
Morgan says
December 13, 2014 at 9:18 PMI made these to add to my Christmas cookie repertoire. So good they’re getting moved into the regular baking cycle.
Amber says
December 14, 2014 at 8:51 AMThat’s so great! I’m glad you liked them as much as we do!
cilla says
December 18, 2014 at 5:55 PMI’m in middle of.making these but they’re coming up really crumbly 🙁 I followed directions and recipe exactly how it is I made sure 3 times… idk how will turn out 🙁 any advice ??
Amber says
December 19, 2014 at 9:11 AMCrumbly? My dough is usually pretty wet. Maybe your butter wasn’t soft enough? Try heating up the dough slightly in the microwave to see if you can get it to come together. You can also try adding 2 Tbsp more softened butter. The only other thing I can think of is that the flour was compacted into your measuring cup. It helps if you stir it up and spoon it into the measuring cup, then level off the top with a knife. I hope this helps!
Dianelys says
December 24, 2014 at 1:25 PMJust made them with the kids to leave them for Santa with some milk, they are awesome and so easy to make! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome cookies!
Amber says
December 27, 2014 at 5:35 PMI almost forgot to reply. This comment totally made my day! I’m so glad you liked them, and I hope Santa did too! 😉
Heather says
January 2, 2015 at 7:31 PMAbout how many regular sized bars would that be? I came across a case of them and would love to try these! Thanks!
Amber says
January 5, 2015 at 8:51 AMSorry it’s taken me so long to respond Heather! I would do at least 3 regular sized candy bars. You honestly can’t have too much candy bar in there 🙂
Kelly says
September 24, 2015 at 8:08 AMThis recipe is awesome! I made the balls a little too large in the first batch (oopsies!) but they still tasted great! Definitely making these again, thanks!
Amber says
September 30, 2015 at 10:12 AMIs there such a thing as too large of a cookie?! Haha. Glad you liked them!
Karen says
January 23, 2016 at 10:39 AMJust found your site this past Christmas. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe–it was a huge hit at our house and probably one of the best new cookie recipes I have tried in years–everyone loved them.
Amber says
January 25, 2016 at 1:55 PMOh, that makes me smile! Thanks for your kind words! I’m so glad you enjoyed them Karen!
Rebekah Harper says
May 27, 2016 at 1:02 AMLove these! About halfway through baking a batch. 🙂
I think next time I’d only use 1/2 tsp salt. I might add some more candy/chips next time, too. Other than that? They rocked. I love dark chocolate, and I can definitely tell the difference between the cocoas; my issue is that I don’t want BITTER chocolate, I want dark chocolate that’s still sweet. With 2 cups of sugar and the yummy candy, this is perfect! Dark and rich, but not bitter. 🙂
Amber says
May 27, 2016 at 10:36 AMI’m so glad you liked these Rebekah! Thanks for sharing your review and alterations!