Molten Lava Cookies
by Jessie Daye
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1 ½ cups Lily’s semi-sweet chocolate style chips
- 3 large eggs room temp.
- ½ cup granulated white sugarorsweetener of choice (1/4 cup if using steviagranulatedsugar. Do not use powdered stevia or liquid stevia.)
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup All Purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 6 ounces Lily’s Dark style baking chips (for “lava”)
- Flake salt
Method
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the microwave, melt butter and semi chocolate chips together. Mix and set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until creamy. Add in vanilla and melted chocolate butter mixture, whisking until the mix looks glossy.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and mix until just combined. Refrigerate the dough for 45 minutes, until the batter is like a thickened fudge. Do not skip this!
- Remove from fridge and using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Stuff each ball with dark chocolate chips and roll into a ball. Freeze for 20 minutes on the baking sheet until firm. DO NOT skip this step. It's essential to the recipe. Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Pull the dough balls out of the freezer. and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies start to set around the edges, the centers should be a little doughy. Let cool on the pan.
- Sprinkle with flake salt. Eat warm!
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