Packed with milk, white and dark chocolate chips, these triple chocolate chip cookies are a must-bake for any chocolate fan.
When you want a chocolate cookie that is packed with rich chocolate flavour in every bite, these cookies are for you! With a rich cocoa cookie base and milk, dark and white chocolate chips, these triple chocolate cookies could actually be called quadruple chocolate cookies.
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Why we love this recipe
- This chocolate chip cookie recipe produces cookies which, like my chocolate chip pecan cookies have the perfect balance of chewy centres, crispy edges and soft chocolate chips.
- Very chocolate-y: This triple chocolate cookies recipe is a must-bake for any chocolate fan, these triple chocolate chunk cookies have been tested many times for family and friends, and there’s not often any leftover!
- There is no chill time needed for these chocolate cookies.
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Ingredient notes and substitutions
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- Plain flour – all purpose flour.
- Cocoa powder – I recommend using a Dutch processed cocoa powder for the best flavour and rich deep colour, however you can use any unsweetened cocoa powder you prefer.
- Soft brown sugar – this gives the cookies a fudgy texture in the centre.
- White sugar – granulated sugar.
- Egg – I use size large eggs, weighing around 55g / 2oz each. No eggs? Make my eggless chocolate chip cookies.
- Butter – I prefer to use unsalted butter and add a pinch of salt, but you can use unsalted butter if you prefer and omit the pinch of salt.
- Chocolate chips – milk chocolate chips, dark / semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate chips. I prefer to use bar chocolate and then roughly chop in to chocolate chunks, but that is my personal preference.
- Vanilla bean paste – or vanilla extract. This enhances the chocolate flavour.
How to make triple chocolate chip cookies from scratch
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Make the cookie dough
- Beat the butter and sugars together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. You can do this by hand with a spoon, with a hand-mixer or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. If there is still a little unmixed flour like in the image below this is fine, it is better not to overmix the dough as this can result in tough cookies.
Add the chocolate chips / chocolate chunks
- Add the chocolate chips / roughly chopped chocolate chunks.
- Stir until just combined. Using an ice cream scoop or cookie scoop, take a scoop of the cookie dough.
Bake
- Place the scoop of cookie dough on a baking tray lined with baking paper, silicone baking mat or parchment paper, leaving room for the cookies to spread during baking. I place 6 balls of cookie dough per cookie sheet / baking tray.
- Bake in the preheated oven. It is hard to tell if cookies made with cocoa powder are cooked as you can’t use the ‘until golden brown’ rule. However, lightly press a finger into the edge of the cookie. If the cookie feels set, it is done. Be careful with this as they are hot! Leave on the tray for 5 minutes then move to a wire cooking rack to cool completely.
FAQ
What is Dutch process cocoa powder?
Dutch process cocoa powder is where the cocoa beans have been washed in an alkaline solution, creating a cocoa powder that tastes less bitter than natural cocoa powder and has a richer brown colour.
Do I need to chill the cookie dough?
No! This recipe doesn’t need any chilling of the cookie dough.
My recipe tips
- If you don’t have a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to scoop the cookie dough: use a tablespoon. Scoop a generous tablespoon of dough and then roll it in your hands to make balls and place on the lined baking trays.
- The cookies do spread during cooking, so I recommend you leave plenty of room in between them on the baking trays.
- Texture: These cookies are so delicious warm from the oven, when the chocolate is still soft and the centres are gooey. They firm up slightly the next day – still delicious, but if you want cookies to impress, serve them up to a few hours after they are baked!
Make ahead/storage
- Room temperature: store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
- Freezer: store cooled baked cookies in the freezer for up to 2 months. Wrap the cookies well to avoid freezer burn.
Variations
- Chocolate chips: Make these chocolate cookies with 1 or 2 kinds of chocolate chips rather than 3.
- Add nuts: and add a handful or roughly chopped walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds or pecans with the chocolate chunks.
- Other add-ins: Use Caramilk chocolate chunks in place of one of the chocolates, or use M&Ms or peanut butter chips.
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Triple Chocolate Cookies
Author: Robyn
These soft and chewy triple chocolate cookies are ready to eat in under 30 minutes! With white, dark and milk chocolate chunks, these are a must bake for any chocolate fan!
Equipment
- 2 baking sheets / baking trays
Ingredients
- 125g (½ c) butter, softened
- 100g (½ c) soft brown sugar
- 110g (½ c) white sugar (granulated sugar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (or vanilla bean paste)
- 1 egg size large
- 180g (⅔ c + ½ c) plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 20g (4 teaspoons) cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- 50g (1¾ oz) milk chocolate, roughly chopped (or milk chocolate chips)
- 50g (1¾ oz) dark chocolate, roughly chopped (or dark chocolate chips)
- 50g (1¾ oz) white chocolate, roughly chopped (or white chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160℃ fan / 180℃ / 320˚F convection / 360˚F.
- Line two baking sheets with baking paper.
- Place the softened butter, soft brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla into a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy with hand-beaters or a stand mixer using the paddle attachment.
- Beat in the egg.
- Fold in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt using a large spoon, until just combined.
- Add the roughly chopped chocolate / chocolate chips and lightly stir in.
- Using a large ice cream scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheets, leaving room in between them as the cookies will spread when baked. I place 6 balls of cookie dough per cookie sheet / baking tray.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake for 14-15 minutes until the cookies feel set when lightly pressed at the edge using a finger. Be careful as they are hot!
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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Notes
Plain flour – all purpose flour.
Cocoa powder – I recommend using a Dutch processed cocoa powder for the best flavour and rich deep colour, however you can use any unsweetened cocoa powder you prefer.
Soft brown sugar – this gives the cookies a fudgy texture in the centre.
White sugar – granulated sugar.
Egg – I use size large eggs, weighing around 55g / 2oz each.
Butter – I prefer to use unsalted butter and add a pinch of salt, but you can use unsalted butter if you prefer and omit the pinch of salt.
Chocolate chips – milk chocolate chips, dark / semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate chips. I prefer to use bar chocolate and then roughly chop in to chocolate chunks, but that is my personal preference.
Vanilla bean paste – or vanilla extract. This enhances the chocolate flavour.
If you don’t have a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to scoop the cookie dough: use a tablespoon, scoop a generous tablespoon of dough and then roll it in your hands to make balls and place on the lined baking trays.
The cookies do spread during cooking, so I recommend you leave plenty of room in between them on the baking trays.
Texture: These cookies are so delicious warm from the oven, when the chocolate is still soft and the centres are gooey. They firm up slightly the next day – still delicious, but if you want cookies to impress, serve them up to a few hours after they are baked!
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 98mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 283IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg
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