Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies (Small Batch)

I know I already have a chocolate-chocolate chip cookie recipe on this website, but that recipe and this one are for different occasions, in my opinion.  The Thick and Chewy Triple Chocolate Cookies are rich with chocolate flavor and very delicious.  However, they can be a bit expensive and time-consuming to make by the time you chop and melt a pound of chocolate and let the dough sit before baking. 

So while I will keep that recipe around for special occasions or events, this chocolate cookie recipe is perfect for more everyday appearances.  It only makes about 10-12 cookies, and the small amount of ingredients can be mixed up by hand without pulling out an electric mixer (and then having to wash it).  You could be all proper and mix up the dry ingredients separately, but I go the lazy route and just mix it all in one bowl. 

While I have nothing against baking big batches of cookies, sometimes if it's after dinner on a weekend evening and we want a sweet treat, it's nice to just mix up a small batch of dough and bake up one sheet of cookies.

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies (Small Batch)
Yield: 10-12 cookies
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
Scant 1/4 cup sugar (50 g)
1/4 cup brown sugar (50 g)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup cocoa powder (33 grams)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
1/2 cup flour (64 g)
1/2 cup chocolate chips, plus more to press on top

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner. 

2. Cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar (this can be done without an electric mixer, just using a spoon).  Add the egg and vanilla; mix well.  Add the cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.  Mix until combined.  Add the flour and begin mixing.  When flour is almost incorporated add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and mix until the flour is incorporated.

3. Drop onto lined cookie sheet and press a few additional chocolate chips on top of each cookie.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Allow to cool on cookie sheet.

Source: adapted from www.sallysbakingaddiction.com