Chocolate Butter Cookies Recipe

3.50 from 187 votes
A white lace-patterned plate holds an arrangement of chocolate cookies, each shaped like a rose. The plate is placed on a wooden surface next to a gold fork and a white teacup and saucer.

Learn how to make the best chocolate butter cookies. These cookies are crispy and they melt in your mouth. These cookies are also known as Danish cookies, melting moments cookies and melt in your mouth cookies. This recipe is super easy and the cookies are perfect for Christmas, for birthdays or any other occasion.

A plate of chocolate cookies arranged on a decorative white doily. The cookies are shaped like roses and placed on a wooden surface with a gold fork and a white cup in the background.

Chocolate Butter Cookies Recipe

3.50 from 187 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
WORK TIME 15 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 30 yields

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup 230g Butter, softened
  • ¾ cup 90g Powdered sugar
  • 1 â…“ cups + 1 Tbsp. 175g All-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons 22g Cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup 32g Cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 340ËšF (170ËšC). Line two baking sheeting with parchment paper.
    2. Place butter, vanilla extract and sugar in a large bowl, beat until incorporated, light and fluffy.
    3. Sift in flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder in two batches. Mix until combined.
    4. Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large open star tip. Pipe the dough into 2-inch circles.
    5. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
    6. Bake, one pan at a time, for about 13-15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before storing or serving.
    Notes:
    • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up 3-4 days.
    • You can freeze the cookies for up to a month.
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10 Comments

  1. Yetunde Oyebola says:

    Loving recipe

    July 28, 2021
  2. Dorothy Bressler says:

    This is a wonderful recipe.

    December 11, 2021
  3. Not a fan ar all. Dry as can be. Back to the drawing board after I consume a gallon of water.

    December 15, 2021
  4. I like to sprinkle them with turbinado sugar, it adds a little sparkle. Love the recipe.

    December 19, 2021
  5. sharolyn Schroeder says:

    I followed the directions completely and piped them out using a large open star shape tip. They looked good however during baking in the oven they melted together loosing the shape. They looked like a round blob. So disappointed as it was not easy to pipe out correctly. It took all my strength to get the dough through the tip. They taste good but looked disappointing to say the least. Ny the I’m a bakers daughter and have baked all my life.

    December 19, 2021
    1. Professionalbaker says:

      Perhaps it’s best to not tie one’s identity to what profession our family members have. We are responsible for the outcome of our own recipe.

      February 1, 2022
  6. DO NOT USE THIS says:

    I agree with the other comments, the recipe is missing something because after mixing and shaping the cookies they lost the shape in the oven and. DO look like flat diarrhea cookies… I think is the corn starch . Regardless it was a terrible 😞 outcome.

    March 19, 2022
    1. I used baking powder instead of cornstarch and it kept its shape pretty well!
      I also used a bit more butter, so it wasn’t as dry.
      The piping went horrible because it was my first time using one but they tasted amazing!.

      May 8, 2022
    2. Put cookies and n freezer for 39 minutes or after piping. They should than retain shape while baking

      December 9, 2022
    3. Directions missing salt in it. Is in ingredients list though

      May 12, 2024
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