Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chopped dark chocolate is the star of these chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies. They’re the perfect afternoon pick-me-up!

Chocolate chunk cookies
Mast Brothers Chocolate Chip Cookies

The chocolate chunk cookie may seem boring, and something less than poetic to write about. But after eating one of these, I’m ready to pen a stanza or two! The chunks in these cookies are hand-chopped from dark chocolate bars. When added to the batter, all of those assorted chips and chunks create swirling ribbons and pockets of chocolate throughout the baked cookie. This is one of the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever tasted.

chocolate chunk cookies

Start with delicious dark chocolate.

The recipe comes from the Mast Brothers cookbook. For those unfamiliar, they are makers of fine chocolate. I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but I was sold on their chocolate before I sampled it. First of all, the chocolate bars are wrapped in gorgeous heavyweight Italian papers with print motifs worthy of covering the walls of 111 Archer Avenue. I’ve taken to using them as bookmarks for the cookbook. Second, I’m all about sampling a chocolate with both die-hard fans and detractors. Emotions run deep on chocolate, and boy, do people have opinions! I get it.

This chocolate is profoundly dark and sharp. It’s not for those who are on the fence about dark chocolate. But if you’re a dark chocolate lover, and have the opportunity to try this chocolate, take it.

Chocolate chunk cookies

Since this recipe requires a whopping 15 ounces of chopped dark chocolate, I used 10 ounces of block dark chocolate that I already had on hand. I mixed this chocolate into the cookie dough. The remaining 5 ounces came from two bars of Mast Brothers chocolate: Stumptown Coffee and Sea Salt. I chopped these bars and sprinkled them over the cookies mid-bake. The unsung hero of this confection is the cookie batter. It is the yin to the snappy dark chocolate’s yang. It puffs slightly in the oven and then sinks down to create a slight pillow. Add a pinch of sea salt on top while the cookies are still warm to make the chocolate flavor ‘pop’!

That’s pretty much chocolate chip cookie perfection, if you ask me.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Heather Baird
Hand-chopped dark chocolate makes these cookies special. The dough is sweet with brown sugar and is the perfect foil for sharp dark chocolate.
This recipe is from Mast Brothers Chocolate: A Family Cookbook
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 35

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 15 ounces dark chocolate chopped
  • Coarse grey sea salt optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream softened butter with both sugars until fluffy.
  • Blend in the eggs one at a time.
  • Add flour, baking soda, salt and 10 ounces of the chocolate; combine.
  • Spoon cookie dough 2 inches apart on to a parchment-lined baking sheet using heaping tablespoons.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. Top the partially baked cookies with a few pieces of the reserved chocolate. Bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the cookies are brown around the edges and soft in the centers. Do not overbake.
  • Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the pan until they can be removed with out tearing.
  • Repeat process with remaining cookie dough. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt while still warm, if desired.
Keyword brown sugar, chocolate chunk cookies, dark chocolate, Mast Brothers chocolate
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Oh Happy Dane
Oh Happy Dane
9 years ago

Oh, those looks simply too yummy!! Need to try soon!!! Hugs http://www.ohhappydane.com

Annie Wang
Annie Wang
9 years ago

I'm definitely going to use coarse salt for this. I already have a salt collection from The Meadow (have you been there or ordered from them yet? So good!)

Anonymous
Anonymous
9 years ago

thank you for sharing this great recipe with us.
i LOVE mast chocolate & have been fortunate to visit & tour their establishment & meet the brotherst!

Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
9 years ago

I love big chunks of chocolate chips in my cookies! These sound like such a delight!

Lu | Super Nummy Yo!
Lu | Super Nummy Yo!
9 years ago

I love the Mast Brother's Cookbook! And 15 ounces of chocolate – WHOA. I thought 10 ounces was a lot before. These cookies must be dripping with chocolate – all the better!

Lu | Super Nummy Yo!
Lu | Super Nummy Yo!
9 years ago

I love the Mast Brothers cookbook! And 15 ounces of chocolate – WHOA. I thought 10 ounces was a lot before. These cookies must be dripping with chocolate – all the better!

Emily
Emily
9 years ago

Pretty packaging always does me in. These looks look fantastic!

Thalia @ butter and brioche
Thalia @ butter and brioche
9 years ago

After seeing this post.. chocolate chip cookies are all I am craving. These look divine!

Harriet Emily
Harriet Emily
9 years ago

Wow! These look unbelievable. Isn't the Mast Brothers chocolate divine!!!!?! I have a serious obsession with their maple chocolate, it's one of the best chocolates I've ever tasted. I'l have to try using that one in this recipe!! Mmm!

Renee @ Awesome on 20
Renee @ Awesome on 20
9 years ago

Nice Tenenbaums homage. I bet Etheline would make these for Eli.

Paula Akbari
Paula Akbari
8 years ago

I love the flavor which Stumptown coffee adds to the cookies. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

Anonymous
Anonymous
4 years ago

I made these over the weekend and they were great! I also made frosted sugar cookies and my son went for these choc chip babies instead!