Salted Dark Chocolate Cookies-the addition of sea salt sprinkled on top of a dark chocolate cookie makes them irresistible!
Do you love the taste of Oreos? I love to bake cookies but Oreos are still and probably always will be….my downfall.The original Oreo, the Chocolate cookie with the white cream inside.
I like the golden ones and the special holiday ones but Original will always have my heart. I love the whole cookie. Not just the cream middle, not just the rich chocolate cookie. I love it all.
But I rarely eat them whole, unless I’m dunking them in my milk. Yes, I’m a dunker, just 2 fingers. Really finger tips, then the whole cookie goes straight into my mouth.
When they came out with Double Stuffs, I think it was the best day ever! (At least until my wedding day and then the births of each of my children.)
I will be in real trouble if I ever figure out the recipe for the creamy middle of these cookies. As for the chocolate cookie on the outside, these cookies are an exact double in richness.
Since I can’t do the creamy middle I have to add a little sea salt on top to complement the chocolate. It’s amazing what a little salt on top of a cookie will do to enhance the taste.
Salted Dark Chocolate Cookies
Salted Dark Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa (I used Hershey's Special Dark)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Coarsely ground sea salt
Instructions
- Sift flour, salt and baking soda, set aside.
- In a medium sauce pan, over low heat, melt butter. Remove from heat and stir in sugars. Add in cocoa and stir till completely blended. Add in vanilla and sour cream. Stir until smooth and almost all lumps are gone. A few small lumps are fine. Fold in flour mixture.
- Gently roll into rough 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten down as much as you'd like. These cookies will hold their shape. Sprinkle a bit of sea salt on top of each cookie.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest on cookie sheet for a few minutes before letting cool completely on racks.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
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Made by Shiri says
They look really great!
Annie @ Annie's Noms says
Oh yum 🙂 I love Oreo’s too and really want to make my own, maybe one day someone will figure out the creamy middle! Until then, I’m going to make these 🙂
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says
Well these just look awesome! I did try the new coconut oreos and was disappointed….would have been better if they had just put the coconut in the filling of a regular oreo!
Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com says
Dark and delicious! Love how the salt stands out against these cookies! Great recipe!
Jocelyn says
Wowzers!!! Now that is one truly awesome looking cookie! Dark and sea salt…I must have these!!!!
The Cooking Actress says
oh boy. Yum. Yum yum. Yum yum yum. I can just imagine the intense chocolatey flavor and that wonderful little bite of salt!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
I saw these when i first got on FB this morning – before I had breakfast – this is what I wanted for breakfast LOL. Pinned these! They look great, Joan!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
These look so fudgy and delicious – I love the salted tops!
The Cakeaholic says
Wow… these cookies looks sooooo yummi!!!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Oh my gosh, you had me at salted! Love the combination of the typically bitter dark chocolate cookie sprinkled with salt. DELISH!
Erin says
If you ever figure out the recipe for the creamy middle of Oreos, I think we’ll ALL be in trouble! I’d never thought of adding sea salt to cookies, but these look so fantastic!
P.S. I tried the homemade chocolate syrup over the weekend…so good!
Heather Kinnaird says
I cannot wait to make these – hopefully I’ll have time tomorrow -these look amazing
Amy CookingAdventures says
These look amazing! Pinning these to make SOON!
Natalie DeAmicis says
Super dark chocolate cookie plus salt sounds like my new favorite cookie!
Miz Helen says
I just love that Savory and Sweet combination and with chocolate, this is an awesome cookie! Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Sophia Remer says
These look awesome! I agree about oreos. I have always been a firm believer that home baked cookies are by far superior to anything you can get in the store (with the exception of classic oreos!!). I have yet to be able to recreate the oreo to my liking, but I definitely will make these! 🙂
Jessica says
Oh, girl!… This is getting bookmarked under my “Holiday Cookies” folder! Yum!!!!!!
Style Sisters says
Oooh these look and sound amazing!..I must make these.
Gina @ Kleinworth & Co. says
OH MY GOSH! I know what I will be making this weekend. YUM
Theresa says
Oh, yum! I will definitely add this to my list to try! Visiting from DearCreatives.com