Molten lava cake cookies are a simple fudge-filled cookie sure to make any chocolate lover happy!
The best kinds of friends are the kind who bake, don’t you think? Because sometimes they bake you cookies. (And cake and pie, but today let’s just focus on cookies.)
Well my friend Megan, the blogger behind the amazing Pip and Ebby, recently published her very first (of many, I hope) cookbook, Cookie Remix.
And she was kind enough to send me a copy. (I received the copy free of charge but was not otherwise compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.) And today I’m sharing one of the recipes from Cookie Remix with YOU!
Before I go any further, I need to let you know just how difficult it was to choose which recipe to make first.
Do I go with chocolate macchiato cookies or salted caramel apple pie cookies? Ummmm or cookie dough cheesecake cookies? (Those are happening tomorrow, you’d better believe it.)
But I started with the birthday cake cookies. SO GOOD! They’re packed with sprinkles and topped with frosting and more sprinkles and are so dang delicious. I was all set to post them but then I was craving chocolate and I decided to give these molten lava cake cookies a try.
And immediately I knew I had to post these instead. They’re freaking delicious and they’re FILLED WITH HOT FUDGE! And they’re so easy to make!
The cookie dough is just like any drop cookie you’ve ever made. After chilling the dough, you just shape it into balls, flatten those balls, add a little dollop of hot fudge in the middle, then fold the dough over the fudge and shape into a ball again. After they bake, you top them with even more chocolate for even more deliciousness.
Yes, what you see before you is a soft chocolate cookie stuffed with hot fudge sprinkled shaved chocolate.
Chocolate on chocolate on chocolate—just the thing to make any chocolate lover weep tears of joy. The cookie’s fudge-filled center is the stuff dreams are made of, I tell you! They’re sooooo not your ordinary cookie.
Actually, although all the recipes in the book are totally straightforward, none is an ordinary, everyday cookie. Each of the recipes, as the cover states, is inspired by sodas, candies, ice creams, donuts. . .you get the idea.
Every recipe also has a picture to accompany it so you’ll know exactly what the finished product will look like. (And so you’re even more tempted to bake each and every one.)
Make yourself a batch of molten lava cake cookies today, and then pick up Cookie Remix just as fast as you can! You won’t regret either one. (Unless of course you don’t like cookies. But obviously that’s not the case.)
- 3/4 cup salted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more as needed
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 12-ounce jar hot fudge ice cream topping*
- 2 1-ounce squares semisweet chocolate, shaved
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Place the butter, brown sugar, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl with a had mixer). Beat on medium speed until creamy.
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Combine the 2 cups of flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking power, and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Gradually mix this into the butter mixture and mix until just combined. If dough is too soft to handle, add more flour 2 tablespoons at a time to make it stiffer. (My dough needed 2 extra tablespoons.) Form the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
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Remove dough from the fridge. Scoop out 2 tablespoons of dough and use your fingers to flatten into a 2 1/2-inch disk. Place 1/2 teaspoon of hot fudge into the center of the disk and wrap the dough tightly around it to form a ball. (See photos in post for a visual aide.) Smooth out the creases in the ball. Repeat with remaining dough and hot fudge. If the dough gets too soft while you’re working with it, pop it back in the fridge for a bit.
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Place the remaining cup of granulated sugar in a small bowl and roll the balls in the sugar to coat completely. Arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake 10 to 11 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the shaved chocolate. Serve and enjoy.
*You won't use the whole jar
Adapted from Cookie Remix
These look like I would have too many!
Haha! I know that feeling!
I am glad you got to test cookie recipes for fun Kelsie! Sounds like a great book. These lava cookies (and the other ones you mention) sound decadent. Of course I want the entire batch of chocolate on chocolate on chocolate ones for myself. The sight of molten fudge on the inside of a cookie is inspirational. Way to start the week!
Thank you, Milena! Every single recipe in the book is drool-worthy!
It’s all I could do to keep from diving through the screen for the cookie in your last photo! These are fabulous!!
Thank you, Annie!
Ummmmm all the cookies sound amazing and these look so good, I would totally over indulge on these cookies! This book sounds intriguing.
Every single recipe in the book is a home run! And I may have over-indulged just a tiny bit 🙂
These are right down my alley! Chocolate and fudgy! Those other recipes sound amazing too!! It would be hard to pick! Love your photos!!
Thank you, Kim! I knew you’d appreciate these 🙂
What a fun idea! I love a good molten lava cake, but the thought of turning them into a handheld cookie version is blowing my mind right now. Plus, it’s chocolate…and more chocolate, more better, right? Your photos here are awesome, Kelsie! Oh, and since we are friends, that means you’ll be sending me some cookies soon, right? I’m off to take a look at this cookbook now…it sounds really cool!
You should have gotten them by now. . .I’d check your mailman’s lapel for chocolate cookie crumbs :).
Congrats to your friend and lucky you for getting to try these beauties out. Molten lava cookies? What’s not to love?! Wish I had that stack in the first pic right now!! Happy Monday to ya!
Thank you, Dawn!
Gooey hot fudge in the middle of any dessert is amazing, but inside each and every cookie?! Love the ratio of molten chocolate to cookie! A few of those and a glass of milk would make an awesome dessert! Sounds like a great cookbook Kelsey! Congrats to your friend!
Thank you, Leanne!
A baking friend is the best of friends especially if they make me these cookies.
Totally agree, Patrick!
I’d definitely agree that the best kind of friends are the ones who bake, especially if they share! 😉 These cookies look EPIC, Kelsey! That molten center is just brilliant! I must check out your friends cookbook!! Cheers! <3
Thank you, Chey!
Judging from the looks of these decadent beauties, I bet Megan’s new cookie cookbook is awesome! That molten lava center is dreamy!
It’s amaaaazing! Choosing what to post was almost impossible!
You’re singing my song, here, Kelsie – chocolate on chocolate on chocolate! And some of that chocolate is molten – I’ve got to try these cookies, but I may need to wait until my family leaves, so I have them to myself for a bit! Ha! The book sounds great! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Never enough chocolate, right? 🙂
These are like the chocolate cookies of my dreams!! I’m not a cake person, so these cookies are perfect for me!!
These are sure to please any cookie lover!
It would be so hard to choose which cookie to make/post! That’s usually my problem with cookbooks 🙂 You definitely can’t go wrong with hot fudge though!! They look incredible!!!
Thank you, Katherine! It was such a hard choice!
Molten Lava Cake Cookies? Yes Please! I love molten lava cake so these cookies will make me one happy girl. the best kinds of friends are the ones that bake, that’s the truth. Wow your friends with a famous cookbook writer, Cookie Remix is going to take off! Mark my word. mmmmm i love anything filled with hot fudge 🙂
It’s such a fantastic book I really hope it does take off! Hope you’re having a great week, Mary!
I’m dying to bite into these cookies, Kelsie! And I’m in love with the hot fudge center! Your friend’s cookbook sounds wonderful. I’m going to check it out!
Definitely check it out! Thank you, Thao!
OMW Kelsie, these look heavenly and nice and easy to make. 🙂
Thank you, Lynne!
Mmmm…yummy cookies! I want all of them 🙂
Haha! I’ll share!
These totally explode with goodness! As I’m sure this book will too! I am a cookie fanatic and these sound awesome. Pinning. I know my daughter will love them which is a good excuse for me to eat them!
Thank you, Abbe!
Hot fudge? Say no more! These look wonderful — great flavor and texture. Thanks!
Thank you, John!
that’s a great idea for a cookie and i’m impressed that megan figured out how to do it! delicious!
They’re so good! I never would have thought of the technique so I’m sure glad she did 🙂
This is seriously genius! Like a portable fancy restaurant dessert – SO darn good!
Thank you, Marissa!
The invention of molten lava cake was definitely a burst of genius!
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Thank you, Mae!
Sounds like a wonderful book (& friend), I was already drooling just seeing the picture. This is just happiness in a cookie! So yummy!
Thank you, Miriam!
I don’t make cookies often – somehow it feels like they are too simple and not fancy enough (And as I don’t make desserts every day, it’s always hard to decide between many ideas) Thank you for reminding that cookies can be very exciting like these ones. Please make chocolate macchiato cookies and salted caramel apple pie cookies. Also, please scan and attach the index from this book, and I’ll order you some other recipes 😉
Wow-very decadent. I knew when I was over the flu last month because I craved chocolate again. These sure fit the bill. Gonna give a few to Tom and Peter as we watch the UO game here tonight. Doubt if Linda will try one.
Taking rest to Katie, Kelly, Jenny in Portland Saturday if I don’t eat them all first!
You weren’t craving chocolate? You really were sick! Thank you, Debbie! Did you watch the games yesterday? We watched over at Pete’s house and I think I lost my voice from screaming, haha!
THANK YOU for sharing this recipe! I’ve been holding off on baking cookies (I’m trying to rein in my sugar intake) but am on the look out for cookie recipes that will be made on cheat days. Whelp, I JUST FOUND IT!. I’m pinning the crap out of this recipe!
Awww thank you, Christina! I hope you love them!
That looks yummy! And I totally agree about having friends who bake. I haven’t had the time to bake anything in a while, but having friends who constantly show up with baked goods are awesome (and weight gaining but whatever). 🙂
Haha! What’s a few pounds between friends :). Thank you, Teesh!
I love molten lava cakes..having them in this cookie form is going to be addictive! These cookies are insanely rich and amazing Kelsie! I would love to lay my hands on this book!
They’re totally addictive!