Chocolate Filled Cookies - Easy Stuffed Recipes

Name: Chocolate Filled Cookies - Easy Stuffed Recipes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: ½ cup light brown sugar - packed; ¼ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter (melted); 1 large egg (room temperature); 1½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1⅓ cup all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon cornstarch; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 24 milk chocolate bar pieces (I used Hershey's)

Easy Chocolate Filled Cookies need to be next on your to-bake list! Simple chocolate filled chocolate chip cookies are the best way to get your chocolate fix. This is definitely one of the best chocolate filled cookies recipes out there!

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If you like these chocolate filled cookies, you'll love my Coconut Pecan Cookies or my White Forest Cake, and 40 Biscoff Recipes You Need to Try!

Chocolate Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate-filled cookies are like a party in your mouth! They're a fun twist on classic chocolate chip cookies: super yummy cookies with a chewy texture and a gooey chocolate center that's just to die for.

It's like the best of both worlds – soft cookies on the outside and a rich, melted chocolate surprise on the inside. You've gotta try 'em -- they're sure to be your new favorite cookies!

Easy Chocolate Filled Cookies Ingredients

These easy chocolate filled chocolate chip cookies are the perfect treat, and they're so simple to make with just a handful of basic ingredients. You can see the full ingredient list with measurements below in the recipe card, but here's what you'll need to grab:

light brown sugar - packed light brown sugar adds a caramely sweetness, and helps create a chewy cookie!
granulated sugar - to add sweetness and structure, we'll mix in some granulated white sugar to our cookie dough.
butter - we'll use melted unsalted butter for this recipe.
egg - make sure your egg is at room temperature before mixing it in.
vanilla - make sure you use a good-quality pure vanilla extract. Or better yet, check out my post on how to make vanilla extract at home with just 2 ingredients!
all purpose flour - measured by weight with a kitchen scale, or if you use a measuring cup be sure to use the spoon-and-level method. See my post on Measuring Baking Ingredients Accurately for Better Results for details!
cornstarch - thickens the cookies a bit and gives them a softer texture.
baking soda - reacts to the acid in the brown sugar to give just enough lift to this recipe!
salt - throwing in a bit of salt really amps up the flavors in this cookie recipe!
chocolate chips - you can use either semi-sweet or dark chocolate, or even mini chocolate chips. And if you're a chocolate lover, check out my Hot Chocolate Mug Cake!
milk chocolate bars - I used Hershey's milk chocolate, but you can use any milk chocolate that your sweet tooth likes! Or go for dark chocolate like I use in my Chocolate Fudge Frosting!

See recipe card below for quantities.

What is the best chocolate for cookies?

I tend to use a combination of chocolates for these chocolate filled cookies! I use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips or chocolate chunksfor the cookie dough, and Hershey's or any milk chocolate you like for the chocolate filling!

Equipment

You'll need a medium cookie scoop to scoop out even amounts -- it should be about 2.5 tablespoons to create larger cookies. You'll also want a kitchen scale to make sure that you measure your flour correctly, a large bowl for mixing the cookie dough, and a baking sheet and parchment paper to bake up this chocolate filled cookies recipe! And you'll also want a cooling rack to cool your baked cookies! I love this three-tiered one from Wilton!

How to Make Chocolate Stuffed Cookies

This chocolate filled chocolate chip cookies recipe is so simple to make! You can see the full instructions below in the recipe card, but here are the basic steps:

In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together sugars and melted butter until smooth. Add in egg and vanilla.

Sift in dry ingredients: flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt and fold to combine with a rubber spatula.

Fold in chocolate chips and chill dough in the fridge.

Scoop cookie dough balls and stuff each ball of dough with two chocolate pieces. Bake on prepared cookie sheet until golden brown and cool on a wire rack.

Hint: don't skip the dough chill time! If you do, your dough will spread too much in the oven.

Storage

These chocolate filled cookies keep well at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.

Top Tip

Enjoy your cookies while they're still a little warm -- as the chocolate cools, it hardens, which can make the cookies less soft and gooey. These soft chocolate cookies are perfect with a glass of milk or a scoop of ice cream!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you flatten chocolate chip cookies before baking?

You don't need to flatten these chocolate filled chocolate chip cookies because they'll flatten out a bit on their own in the oven! They won't get too flat though, thanks to the chilling step!

How long should you chill cookie dough before baking?

I'd recommend chilling these cookies for at least 30 minutes to an hour, to ensure that the dough doesn't flatten out too much while baking!

What happens if you don't chill cookie dough?

Your cookies will end up very flat and spread out, and the chocolate inside may leak out and burn. I highly recommend that you chill your cookie dough!

What other recipes should I try?

If you love chocolate, try my Mini Egg Brownies, my Dairy Free Brownies, or my Matcha Brownies! Biscoff cookie lovers will love my Biscoff Brownies, and chocolate lovers have got to try my Matilda's Chocolate Cake or my 2 Bite Brownies!

And if you love M&Ms, you need to try my Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies!

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