Via’s Decadent Dark Chocolate Cream Cookies

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I create my recipes from scratch, so like my other cookies, this recipe is something you’ve never had before! And excitingly enough, this time you get to make them! I wanted to go for something insanely rich, so I did two test batches, using greek yogurt in one, and cream cheese in another. And anyone can tell you just because of how flavor works, that the cream cheese recipe would prove much more decadent. The greek yogurt cookies, dare I say, taste like NOTHING. I would compare them to eating a piece of sweet bread. Here’s the recipe for the ones I liked, cream cheese!

I’ll give you a few extra tips at the end that can make your cookies even richer if you so choose.

I think these cookies will knock your socks off.

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Prep Time: 8 min ✯ Bake time: 8-10 min ✯ Total time: 30 min

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Equipment: Baking cups, spoons, bowl, trays, knife, cutting board and mixing utensil.

Makes about 20 cookies!

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Via’s Decadent Dark Choc Cream Cookies

1/2 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup softened salted butter

2 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup plain cream cheese

2 1/2 cups all purpose bleached white flour

1/2 cup dark choc chips

1/2 cup semi-sweet choc chips, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375

Stir the sugar, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla, softened butter and cream cheese and beat for about 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed.

Add flour cup by cup until dough reaches a solid and slightly sticky consistency.

Chop up semi sweet chips and pour both dark chocolate and chopped semi sweet chips into batter and mix.

Roll cookies into golf ball sized spheres and place on baking sheet with room for them to spread out as they bake. You can use parchment paper, or a good baking sheet that is non-stick. The cookies have enough butter that they should come off the pan cleanly.

Insert two baking sheets into the middle of the oven, one with the cookies on it, and another baking sheet with nothing on it on the rack underneath the sheet with cookies. (This is to keep the bottoms of the cookies from burning.)

Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the tops have a nice golden brown appearance and they reach the gooeyness that you desire.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle some salt on top.

Let sit for about 8 minutes to cool down and solidify.

Enjoy!

Extras:

• Refrigerate unbaked dough overnight for even more decadent and chewy cookies.

• Swap out 1/2 cup flour with 1/2 cup cocoa powder for insanely rich, brownie-esque cookies

Why is there variation in baking time? - Well, ovens work differently! My home oven bakes my cookies much quicker than my commercial oven, so I am constantly adjusting baking time and temperature.