Chocolate Filled Cookies

These chocolate filled cookies are big, soft, and chewy with gooey chunks of chocolate hidden inside.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate, cookies, filling, cookies, baking

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Cool 5

Total Time 35

Servings cookies

Calories 893kcal

1 cup butter softened to room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup vanilla pudding mix for baking or use one box (3.4 oz) instant pudding mix
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 oz baking chocolate squares chopped, divided

Preheat oven to 350. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or use silicone baking mats.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and combined.
1 cup butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar
Add the vanilla and the egg and mix well.
1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 egg
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, soda, salt and vanilla pudding mix until evenly mixed.
2 1/4 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 cup vanilla pudding mix for baking
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing as you go. Do not over-mix.
Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped chocolate chunks (leaving several set aside for the centers.)
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 4 oz baking chocolate squares
Measure out 1/4 cup of dough and roll it into a ball. Gently press down on the center, creating a "well" for the chocolate.
Add several chunks of chocolate squares to the well in the cookie dough.
4 oz baking chocolate squares
Measure out another 1/4 cup of dough, and cover the chocolate with it. Roll up the whole thing (a total of 1/2 cup of dough) into a neat ball. Place it on a silicone or parchment lined cookie sheet. DO NOT FLATTEN.
Place only 3 cookies on a sheet and space them out so there's plenty of room for spreading. Bake at 350 for 14-16 minutes. Allow them to cool on the sheet for at least 5 minutes before moving.

This recipe only yields 6 cookies. They are 6 large cookies. Feel free to double the recipe for a larger batch!