The Best Chocolate Cookies You’ll Ever Make

In this edition of Epicurious 101, professional chef and chef instructor Frank Proto demonstrates how to level up your biscuit game with his favorite chocolate cookie recipe.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup room temp butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups All purpose flour 
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder

DIRECTIONS

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350º
  2. Blend the softened butter alone first.
  3. Add 1 egg and vanilla.  Blend well.
  4. Add the second egg and blend.
  5. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl first.
  6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well.
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.