Description
Salted chocolate bliss cookies deliver a perfect balance of rich chocolate and sea salt, creating an irresistible treat that melts in your mouth. Sweet meets savory in this indulgent dessert you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 150g (1 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour
- 120g (4.2 ounces) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 120g (½ cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter
Sweeteners:
- 90g (½ cup) caster sugar
- 60g (⅓ cup) muscovado sugar (or light brown sugar)
Flavor and Binding Ingredients:
- 35g (about ⅔ of one medium egg)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3g (½ teaspoon) fleur de sel (or fine sea salt)
- 1g (¼ teaspoon) baking powder
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugars in a spacious mixing bowl, blending muscovado, caster sugar, and fleur de sel until achieving a silky, uniform texture. Ensure butter reaches room temperature or gently warms for optimal integration.
- Whisk the egg separately, carefully measuring the precise amount, then incorporate into the butter mixture along with fragrant vanilla extract. Blend thoroughly until the mixture becomes smooth and homogeneous.
- Delicately sift flour and baking powder together, gradually folding into the wet ingredients. Mix with a gentle hand, preventing overmixing to maintain the cookies’ tender crumb.
- Gently fold chopped dark chocolate throughout the dough, distributing the decadent morsels evenly to guarantee a rich chocolate experience in every bite.
- Refrigerate the dough for a minimum of 30 minutes, allowing it to firm and become more manageable. This chilling process enhances flavor development and improves cookie structure.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), preparing a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure easy cookie removal.
- Shape the chilled dough into generously sized orbs, positioning them strategically on the prepared baking sheet with adequate spacing.
- Bake for approximately 13 minutes, targeting a slightly underdone center that promises a luxuriously soft texture. The edges should appear golden yet the middle remains delightfully tender.
- After removing from the oven, let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 15 minutes, allowing them to set. For an indulgent finale, gently press additional chocolate chunks into the warm surface, creating picturesque pools of molten chocolate.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack for complete cooling, allowing their flavors to settle and texture to perfect.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and enhance rich, complex flavors during baking.
- Softened butter creates smooth, creamy texture while muscovado sugar adds deep caramel undertones.
- Extra chocolate chunks pressed into warm cookies deliver luxurious melting moments and visual appeal.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg