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Chocolate Chili Cookies
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Author:
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Servings
12 cookies
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
14 minutes
These cookies do bring some heat – though not so spicy that you won’t come back for more. Definitely a “go big or go home” kind of cookie, made even more special with the warming spice of cinnamon.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
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3 Tbsp Sweet Habanero Sugar
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2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
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½ cup Cocoa - Dutched
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1 Tbsp Cinnamon - Vietnamese Ground
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1 tsp Ancho Pepper Powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Directions
- These cookies do bring some heat – though not so spicy that you won’t come back for more. Definitely a “go big or go home” kind of cookie, made even more special with the warming spice of cinnamon.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and unsweetened chocolate at half-power in 30-second increments, stirring between each interval, until the mixture is smooth and glossy. (Alternately, melt butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over barely simmering water, whisking until smooth.) Cool to room temperature.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or a hand mixer), beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar, Sweet Habanero Sugar, Vanilla Extract, and eggs on medium speed until combined. Add the cooled butter-chocolate mixture and continue to mix until ingredients are fully incorporated.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Ancho Pepper, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the chocolate batter and mix on low speed until just combined and no visible flour remains. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a 1½ Tablespoon ice cream scoop, portion 12 dough balls equally spaced on each baking sheet. Bake, one baking sheet at a time, approximately 14 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through baking time. Cookies will puff up slightly and appear fairly soft when removed from the oven.