The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

A chocolate-y treat, great for decorating!

Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 1h 15m
Cook Time: 16m
Total Time: 1h 30m
Temp.: 325 °F
Servings: 150
Difficulty: Easy
4.8 (23 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

54
Calories
2.8g
Fat
6.8g
Carbohydrates
0.8g
Protein
10mg
Cholesterol
27mg
Sodium
The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

Recipe Description

The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie is crisp and buttery with a rich, chocolate flavor. My kids love them just as they are for an after-school treat and I love to have some on hand when friends stop by for coffee – coffee and dark chocolate – Yum!  You can also get creative with your choice of cookie cutters and colorful icings for a perfect holiday cookie with the extra treat of dark chocolate! 

To make these, cream the butter and sugars together and then add eggs, dry ingredients, and vanilla.  Divide the dough, wrap in plastic and chill. Roll out dough, chill again, cut out shapes and transfer to a cookie sheet. After a final chilling to ensure cookies maintain their shape, bake, then cool on racks.

To make The Perfect  Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

Steps to make

  1. 1

    CREAM BUTTER, SUGARS, AND EGGS

    5 min
    Step 1 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar CookieStep 1 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar CookieStep 1 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Place 2 cups butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup brown sugar in a mixer with a paddle attachment and beat until light and creamy. Add 3 eggs and mix until combined. Add in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and blend.

  2. 2

    COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS

    1 min
    Step 2 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    In a separate bowl, sift together 6 cups flour, 1 ¼ cups cocoa, and a teaspoon of salt.

  3. 3

    ADD DRY INGREDIENTS TO BATTER

    1 min
    Step 3 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Add flour mixture to the batter and beat on low speed until there are no streaks.

  4. 4

    DIVIDE AND CHILL DOUGH

    45 min
    Step 4 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Divide the dough in two, wrap each dough ball in plastic and press into 2-inch thick rounds. Chill for 45 minutes.

  5. 5

    PREPARE TO ROLL OUT DOUGH

    1 min
    Step 5 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Remove dough rounds one at a time. Take off the plastic, place on a sheet of parchment, then cover with another sheet of parchment. You can dampen the underside of the first parchment sheet to keep it from sliding.

  6. 6

    ROLL OUT DOUGH AND CHILL

    15 min
    Step 6 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Roll the dough to an even ¼-inch thickness and chill for 15 minutes.

  7. 7

    CUT OUT COOKIE SHAPES AND FREEZE

    5 min
    Step 7 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Take out the rolled-out dough and cut out your favorite shapes. Place the cut-out shapes back onto the cookie sheet lined with parchment leaving 2 inches between cookies and freeze for 15 minutes.

  8. 8

    PREHEAT OVEN

    Preheat the oven to 325 °F.

  9. 9

    BAKE COOKIES

    16 min
    Step 9 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Bake for 16 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to crisp.

  10. 10

    COOL ON RACK

    Step 10 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Cool cookie sheets on racks for a few minutes, then carefully slide the cookies off to finish cooling directly on the racks.

  11. 11

    SERVE

    Step 11 - The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

    Serve with coffee or tea and enjoy!

The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie is a delicious treat and perfect for decorating. Get creative, bake some up and tag @cookmerecipes on social media!

About the author

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.8 out of 5 (23 reviews)
Jessica
February 13, 2025
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OMG! These cookies are to die for! Made them for a small get together and everyone was raving about them. So melt-in-your-mouth soft and rich. I might have eaten too many myself! Perfect for any occasion!

Quita
February 6, 2025
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OMG, these cookies are the bomb! My kids devoured them and I’m def making again!

Walter
August 25, 2024
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Great recipe, my kids love these cookies after school.

Lucía Hernández
May 30, 2024
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Me encantaron estas galletas

Yvonne
May 19, 2024
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Kids loved these!

Zoe
January 25, 2024
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Simply delicious cookies

Luke
January 4, 2024
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Simply love these!

Zoe Jenkins
October 11, 2023
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Absolutely love cookies!

David Anderson
October 4, 2023
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Great chocolate cookies, easy to make!

Wendy
October 2, 2023
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Superb! I made these cookies for my book club and everyone loved them. The rich dark chocolate flavor is just perfect with coffee. Chilling the dough made it easy to cut out shapes too. I'm so proud to have found such a simple and delightful recipe to impress my friends.

Yvonne Smith
August 21, 2023
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Absolutely love these!

Megan
August 11, 2023
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Superb chocolatey goodness

Nick Anderson
August 9, 2023
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These cookies turned out great. Made them while hanging with friends and everyone loved em.

Laura
May 6, 2023
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These Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookies are super tasty. My husband and I made them for a game night with friends, and they were a hit. The recipe was easy to follow, and we loved using our unique cookie cutters. Def definitely making these again for holiday parties.

JoyousJ82
March 8, 2023
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Cookies rock, yum!

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