Cosmic cookies are the cookie model of everybody’s favourite lunchbox deal with! These chewy chocolate cookies are topped with a fudge frosting and colourful candies. Recipe features a how-to video!
Cosmic Brownie Cookies
Cosmic cookies have been trending on social media for a number of years now, and it’s excessive time I share my model! The bottom is identical chewy, brownie-style cookie that I’ve used on a number of of my gourmand cookies, together with my buckeye cookies and grime cookies. It’s a pleasant, thick cookie base that works effectively with totally different toppings, and at this time we’re utilizing the indulgent, fudgy frosting from my cosmic brownies.
Why This Recipe Works:
- Style: Chocolately and wealthy, however not too decadent. And there’s no chemical style, in contrast to the actual factor.
- Appears to be like: Nostalgic and enjoyable–similar to the cosmic brownies out of your childhood!
- Ease: No mixer required, since we’re beginning with melted butter as a substitute of softened.
- Time: Solely half-hour of chilling! This may assist the dough be thick and durable sufficient to carry the frosting.
I’ve been having lots of enjoyable with nostalgic treats (like my Fortunate Charms Treats) and gourmand cookies these days, and this recipe combines the 2! I hope you’re keen on them as a lot as we do!
What You Want
Earlier than we get began there are a number of ingredient selections I’d wish to go over (like the varied sorts of chocolate we use).
- Cocoa powder. I selected pure cocoa powder for these cosmic cookies, since that’s the identical cocoa powder I exploit in my cosmic brownies. It has the very best, most genuine taste. Dutch course of will work too, although you may’t at all times substitute one for the opposite.
- Egg + egg yolk. You’ll see an additional egg yolk in fairly a number of of my cookie recipes, particularly my chocolate-based cookies (like my inside out chocolate chip cookies). I do that to make the cookies further tender and chewy. The additional yolk additionally helps to counteract the drying results of the cocoa powder.
- Melted butter. I favor to begin with melted butter (fairly than creaming collectively the butter and sugar) as a result of this offers me a possibility to bloom the cocoa for a extra intense chocolatey taste, nevertheless it additionally makes for a extra buttery-soft and tender cookie. As a bonus, this implies there’s no mixer wanted to work the dough collectively.
- Chocolate chips. I exploit a mix of semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips for the frosting. This mixture mimics that traditional, fudge frosting on actual cosmic brownies.
- Sweet chips. You merely can’t make cosmic cookies with out the colourful sweet topping! These is usually a bit exhausting to search out, so I normally get mine on Amazon . Chopped up mini M&M’s would even work in a pinch although!
SAM’S TIP: Follow gentle brown sugar for this recipe, since darkish brown would make these cosmic cookies a bit too wealthy. In the event you don’t have both available, then hop on over to my submit on how you can make brown sugar and learn to make your personal!
Bear in mind, that is simply an summary of the substances I used and why. For the total recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the submit!
Learn how to Make Cosmic Cookies
Making the Dough
- Whisk the cocoa powder and melted butter collectively till mixed.
- Stir within the sugar, eggs, and vanilla, then set this apart.
- Whisk the dry substances collectively in a separate bowl, then regularly add them to the moist substances till every little thing is cohesive. Don’t add the dry substances all of sudden, or you should have a really powerful time getting the dough collectively (it’s a reasonably stiff dough, whereas an electrical mixer has by no means been obligatory for me you can use one in the event you favor!).
- Cowl and chill the dough for half-hour.
Baking
- Roll 2-tablespoon scoops of dough into balls and bake on parchment lined baking sheets.
- Gently flatten the tops of your cookies with the underside of a glass or measuring cup inside a minute of eradicating from the oven; this creates a flat floor for adorning, and it makes the cookies a bit extra dense. Be sure you let the cookies cool utterly earlier than frosting them, otherwise you’ll end up with a melty mess in your arms.
Ganache & Meeting
- Microwave the chocolate chips and cream till the chocolate is melty, then whisk to mix. Stir within the vanilla and salt and let cool for a couple of minutes. The frosting will thicken up a bit because it cools.
- Spreading the frosting over your cookies. I exploit roughly a tablespoon-sized scoop for every cookie.
- Add your sweet chips whereas the frosting continues to be smooth. Work rapidly, as a result of in the event you wait too lengthy, they received’t stick!
SAM’S TIP: It’s essential that you simply warmth the chocolate fudge frosting slowly within the microwave. Whether it is heated too quick, then the ganache can break and turn out to be greasy. I present particular directions for this beneath.
Incessantly Requested Questions
These cookies mimic Little Debbie cosmic brownies, a traditional lunchbox deal with for a lot of 90s children. Cosmic brownies are nonetheless round at this time; they’re dense, fudgy, and lined in a fudge frosting and colourful candies, similar to my cosmic cookies!
This isn’t meant to be a copycat recipe, however fairly a gourmand cookie model of my cosmic brownie recipe. I’ve by no means had the Crumbl model, so I can’t say for positive how related my recipe is.
Sure! You’ll be able to freeze your cosmic cookies (tightly wrapped!) in an hermetic container. They’ll hold this manner for as much as three months.
Have an concept for one more nostalgic dessert-turned-cookie? Let me know beneath within the feedback!
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Cosmic Cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Energy: 264kcal
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Directions
Cookies
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Mix melted butter and cocoa powder in a big mixing bowl and whisk till effectively mixed.
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, ½ cup (50 g) pure cocoa powder
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Add sugars, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir effectively.
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar, ¾ cup (150 g) gentle brown sugar, 1 massive egg + 1 massive egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk collectively flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt
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Progressively add the dry substances to the moist substances, stirring till utterly mixed. I normally add the flour combination in 4 elements, including an excessive amount of directly could make the dough troublesome to stir and soak up the flour, as it’s a extra dry dough.
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Cowl dough with plastic wrap and chill within the fridge for half-hour. Whereas dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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As soon as chilled, scoop dough by 2 Tablespoon sized scoops and roll between your palms to kind a clean ball. Place on baking sheet, spacing cookies no less than 2” (5cm) aside.
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Bake in middle rack of 350F (175C) preheated oven for 9-10 minutes. Inside a minute of eradicating from the oven, use a flat floor (I exploit a 1-cup measuring cup or the underside of a glass) to softly press down on the cookies, gently flattening the surfaces.
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Enable cookies to chill on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes earlier than eradicating to a cooling rack to chill utterly earlier than frosting.
Put together the Frosting
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In a medium-sized, microwave-safe mixing bowl, mix chocolate chips and heavy cream and microwave on excessive for 25 seconds. Take away from the microwave and whisk chocolate and cream collectively. If chocolate is just not melted, return to microwave for one more 10 seconds. Whisk once more, If chocolate continues to be not melted, proceed microwaving in 5 second increments till chocolate is totally melted and combination is mixed and clean.
1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, ⅔ cup (113 g) milk chocolate chips, 6 Tablespoons (88 ml) heavy cream
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Add vanilla extract and salt, whisk to mix. Enable frosting to chill and thicken for 5-10 minutes earlier than continuing.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅛ teaspoon salt
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As soon as frosting has thickened sufficient to be spreadable and cookies are utterly cooled, scoop 2-3 teaspoons of frosting on prime of every cookie and unfold evenly. Instantly sprinkle with sweet chips.
2 Tablespoons sweet coated chips
Notes
Storing
Retailer in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
Diet
Serving: 1cookie | Energy: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fats: 14g | Saturated Fats: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 3g | Trans Fats: 0.3g | Ldl cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
Dietary data relies on third-party calculations and must be thought-about an estimate solely. Precise dietary content material will range primarily based upon manufacturers used, measuring strategies, cooking technique, portion sizes, and extra.
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