Chewy Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies

I knew these cookies would be a big hit in our house. They’re a combination of my favorite cookie (Alton Brown’s The Chewy) and Hubby’s favorite cookie (Lumberjacks). As predicted, Hubby really enjoyed these cookies. I had mixed emotions about them though. As I have mentioned more than once, I really like chewy cookies.

But I’ve also come to realize that I like chewy, puffy cookies. I’m not a big fan of flat cookies. So while these cookies were in fact chewy, I wasn’t a huge fan since they were flat. They were good, but not my favorite. Then again, I’m weird about my cookies, because literally I got so many comments about how amazing they were at the party I took them to.

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Chewy Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 3 dozen

Ingredients:

2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups plus 2 Tbsp bread flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 tsp dark molasses, not blackstrap
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups dark chocolate chips or chunks
sea salt for sprinkling on top of cookies just before baking

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.

In a medium sized bowl, mix the granulated sugar and molasses until no large molasses clumps remain.

Pour the melted butter in the mixer’s work bowl. Add the sugar mixture. Cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for about 3 minutes.

Add the egg, yolk, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Chill the dough for about 20 minutes, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Lightly sprinkle each dough ball with a few flecks of sea salt. It really brings out the chocolate flavor.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. I like these cookies to be just a bit under-done. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Recipe from Joy The Baker

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18 Responses to “Tunnel of Fudge Cake”

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    vanillasugarblog — February 8, 2014 at 11:54 am

    this cake screams a lot of things!
    eat me comes to my mind!
    lol

    • beantownbaker — February 8th, 2014 @ 11:57 am

      It does definitely scream that πŸ™‚

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    Aimee — February 9, 2014 at 7:14 am

    Gorgeous Bundt, Jen! It looks amazing. Love the butter and cocoa tip and the raspberries!

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    Tracy | Pale Yellow — February 10, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    Who needs a tunnel of love when you have a tunnel of fudge! This looks fantastic!!

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    Nutmeg Nanny — February 23, 2014 at 9:45 am

    This cake looks glorious πŸ™‚ I am dying to get a slice, maybe two πŸ˜‰

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    sue epstein — February 27, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    The original recipe called for a box of Pillsbury’s frosting mix and was much, much better than the current recipes. There was a tunnel of gooey soft fudge in the middle that you just can’t get with today’s recipes for this cake. But it’s still a great cake!

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    Lynne — February 28, 2014 at 9:35 pm

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    Marye Audet — March 21, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    One of my favorites! Thanks for the reminder..I need to make this – soon!

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    Heila — December 22, 2015 at 4:24 am

    I just tried this yummy recipe from your blog and it has come out really yummy!! πŸ™‚
    This is my first tunnel of fudge cake and I am quite happy with the outcome…
    Thanks for sharing this easy recipe πŸ™‚

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    Lois C. Flores — January 27, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    Gorgeous!!! I’d love to try to make it for my family soon. Your recipe is so detailed, but to a clumsy person like me, Hopefully I won’t mess everything up haha.

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    Abigail C. Murdock — March 17, 2016 at 4:19 am

    Looking at the picture of your cake I just wanna try it immediately. It looks really good. It is good to make it at home and serve on some special occasions like birthday parties or a party with friends on weekends. Thanks Jen for sharing this recipe with us!

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    Dane Shaw — March 23, 2016 at 6:47 am

    Nice recipe Jen! Hope that I can do it the way you make your cake. Always love chocolate. Thank you for sharing it!

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    Healthoop — March 24, 2016 at 9:53 am

    oh my god, I fell in love with it at the first sight. So yummy and nice at the look. Thanks Jen for sharing wonderful recipe!

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    Anthony — April 20, 2016 at 12:34 am

    Awesome, you make it like an artist. It looks so delicious, I will try your recipe to make it for my kids. Thank you so much for sharing this!

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    Kathy — June 16, 2016 at 3:26 am

    This cake recipe looks very sweet and delicous. I will try it soon. Thank for share this great post.

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    Luis Sanborn — March 14, 2017 at 4:21 am

    This looks amazing, I will try this out tomorrow, thank you for sharing!

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