Chocolate Filled Cookies

Name: Chocolate Filled Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup cold butter; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 cup light brown sugar (tightly packed); 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 ¼ cups flour (gluten free 1 to 1 or all purpose); 1 tsp baking soda; pinch sea salt (optional); 1 cup chocolate chips; 18 chocolates (such as Dove)

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by Addison LaBonte April 13, 2022

These chocolate filled cookies are over the top delicious! The melty and creamy chocolate filling makes classic chocolate chip cookies that much better. These cookies are way easier than they look and they are always a big hit. Make them for Christmas, birthdays, special occasions and more!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

These chocolate filled cookies are similar to classic cookies but even better!
They are easy to make.
Fill them with Dove chocolates, Hershey kisses or Reese’s peanut butter cups.
Fill them with caramels like these Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies.
They are perfect for chocolate lovers.
Use gluten free 1 to 1 flour for gluten free cookies.
They are great for any holiday, birthday or rainy day.
Depending on the chocolate used, these are also nut free.
Check out these Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies which are similar.

Ingredients & Substitutions

These are the main ingredients and substitutions. Scroll down to the recipe card for full ingredients list and instructions.

Use cold butter from the fridge. Do not use softened or melted butter. Cold butter prevents the cookies from spreading too thin while baking. Beat butter and sugars until no clumps of butter remain.

Granulated sugar and light brown sugar add the sweetness to these cookies. Tightly pack brown sugar.

Eggs bind these cookies together. If egg free, replace the 2 eggs with ½ cup total unsweetened applesauce. For a rule of thumb, replace 1 egg with ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce. For more egg free baking tips, check out these Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Vanilla extract adds a great classic cookie flavor.

Both gluten free 1 to 1 flour and all purpose flour work well. Either works!

Baking soda provides the rise in these cookies.

Use your favorite chocolate chips. Dark, semisweet and milk chocolate chips are all great options. For a fun variation, use white chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips.

Dove chocolates, Hershey kisses and Reese’s peanut butter cups are all great for the filling! Be sure that the chocolate is completely enclosed by cookie dough.

If using unsalted butter, add a pinch of sea salt to the dough if desired.

Taste & Texture

These chocolate filled cookies taste like classic cookies with extra chocolate! In addition, they are buttery, sweet and chocolaty. The filling contributes a lot of the flavor.

The texture is soft baked, gooey and creamy. If eating warm, the filling may be melted!

How to Make

Step 1

First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

Step 2

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cold butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes or until no clumps of butter remain.

Step 3

Then, add in both eggs and vanilla. Stir to combine.

Step 4

Add in flour and baking soda. Then, stir until a thick dough is formed.

Step 5

Fold in chocolate chips.

Step 6

Use a large spoon to scoop out balls of dough. Flatten each ball of dough. Then, place on lined pan.

Step 7

Place an unwrapped chocolate in the middle of each flatten ball.

Step 8

Then, place a smaller flattened ball of dough on top of the chocolate. Use hands to wrap cookie dough around each chocolate, until fully enclosed.

Step 9

Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are very slightly golden and the middles are barely set.

Step 10

Finally, remove chocolate filled cookies from oven. Allow cookies to cool for 10 minutes on pan before carefully transferring to a cooling rack.

Expert Tips & Tricks

Use cold butter from the fridge. Softened or melted butter will yield thin cookies.

Beat the butter and sugars until no clumps of butter remain. This usually takes 2 to 3 minutes in a stand mixer.

Both regular flour and gluten free 1 to 1 flour work well.

The cookie dough will be pretty thick.

Follow photos above for step by step visual references.

Enclose the chocolate filling completely with cookie dough.

Bake until chocolate filled cookies are just barely set in the middle. They are meant to be gooey!

Flavor Variations & Add Ins

These chocolate filled cookies can be mixed and matched! Consider these flavor variations.

Use Hershey kisses

Use Reese’s peanut butter cups

Add in a dash of cinnamon

Use white chocolate chips

Use mini chocolate chips

How to Serve & Store

Serve chocolate filled cookies once cool enough to handle. They are gooey and melty so be careful.

They pair well with hot coffee, a glass of milk and hot chocolate.

These cookies are amazing with a scoop of ice cream!

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

They freeze well if needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What other fillings can I use?

Dove chocolates, Hershey kisses and Reese’s peanut butter cups are all great fillings. This cookie dough recipe works well as classic cookies too! If you do not have any fillings, simply make the dough and bake it as regular cookies.

Do I have to use cold butter?

Yes. This is important! If you only have softened butter, chill the cookie dough for an hour before baking.

Which flours can I use?

Gluten free 1 to 1 flour and all purpose flour work well. I do not recommend substituting any other flours.

Can I freeze these cookies?

Yes! These cookies freeze well.