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Mexican Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft chocolate chip cookies that have cinnamon and cayenne pepper in them

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 140 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American , Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour¹
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt²
  • 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate chopped

Instructions

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  1. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. The butter should be just barely melted - not hot and sizzling, not browned.
  2. Add brown sugar to a large bowl.
  3. Pour melted butter over sugar.
  4. Stir to combine butter and sugar. Let stand 5 minutes.
  5. Add egg and egg yolk; stir to combine.
  6. Stir in vanilla extract.
  7. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper. Stir until just combined. Please see the comments about flour in the recipe notes.
  8. Stir in chopped chocolate.
  9. Cover, and chill dough for 30 minutes. 
  10. Toward the end of the chilling time, preheat oven to 375 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  11. Using a medium cookie scoop (1.5 tablespoon), drop scoops of dough 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
  12. Bake for about 7-10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. The centers should look soft and slightly underdone.
  13. Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

  • Correctly measuring the ingredients is key. I suggest either weighing the ingredients or aerating the flour (sifting or fluffing) and then scooping and leveling. Packing in too much flour will cause the cookies not to spread or cause the dough to be dry and crumbly.
  • Or scant 1/2 tsp. table salt
  • I suggest stirring this recipe together by hand rather than using a hand or stand mixer.
  • Nutrition values are estimates.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 140kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 23mg (8%) Sodium 128mg (5%) Potassium 44mg (1%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 175IU (4%) Calcium 15mg (2%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 140

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 140kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 23mg 8%
Sodium 128mg 5%
Potassium 44mg 1%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 175IU 4%
Calcium 15mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.