Chocolate Cookie Ingredients:
- 1 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar (I skipped the regular sugar and just used 3/4 cup packed brown sugar which turned out well)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, room temperature and cubed
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
PREPARATION
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes before making cookies
- In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until creamy. 2-3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and continue mixing until just combined.
- With mixer on medium-low speed, slowly add flour, salt and baking soda, mixing until fully incorporated. Put in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400º F and line a baking sheet with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Scoop a rounded tablespoonful of cookie dough and roll into a ball, then press ball flat to make a disk. In center of disk place a teaspoon-sized scoop of cream cheese mixture, also rolled into a ball, then wrap disk around cream cheese and roll into a ball.
- Place each cookie at least 1-inch apart on lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 11 minutes and cool before serving.
