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Chocolate Sable Cookies Recipe - Rich, Buttery, and Melt-in-Your-Mouth Chocolate Cookies

This Chocolate Sable Cookies Recipe combines butter, cocoa powder, sugar, and chopped dark chocolate to create rich and flavorful cookies with a tender texture. Unlike traditional sable cookies that are often dry and sandy, this version contains extra butter for a softer, more melt-in-your-mouth result. The dough is shaped into logs, chilled, sliced, and baked until perfectly delicious.
Author Onyok Kokok

Ingredients

  • 250 grams butter room temperature (1 cup)
  • 100 grams light brown sugar 1/2 cup
  • 50 grams white sugar 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 275 grams all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp
  • 50 grams cocoa powder 1/2 cup
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 tsp + 1/4 tsp
  • 175 grams semi-sweet dark chocolate roughly chopped (1 1/3 cup)

Instructions

Prepare the Dry Ingredients

  • In a bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well until evenly combined. Set aside.
  • Mix well until evenly combined. Set aside.

Cream the Butter and Sugars

  • In a mixing bowl, beat the room-temperature butter, light brown sugar, and white sugar until light and creamy.
  • Start mixing on low speed and gradually increase to medium speed.

Add the Dry Ingredients

  • Add the flour and cocoa mixture to the butter mixture.
  • Mix on low speed until just combined. Avoid overmixing.

Add the Chocolate Chunks

  • Add the roughly chopped semi-sweet dark chocolate.
  • Mix on low speed for a few seconds until distributed throughout the dough.

Form the Cookie Dough

  • Transfer the mixture onto a clean work surface.
  • Knead lightly until a dough forms.
  • Divide the dough into two equal portions.

Shape and Chill

  • Roll each portion into a log approximately 4 centimeters in diameter. Wrap tightly with cling wrap.
  • Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or freeze for about 45 minutes until slightly firm.

Slice the Dough

  • Using a sharp knife, slice the dough into approximately 1-centimeter thick pieces.
  • Small cracks are normal. Simply pinch the dough gently to restore a round shape.
  • Unused dough may be frozen for up to one month. Thaw slightly before slicing.

Bake

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Arrange the cookie slices on a lined baking tray, leaving space between each cookie.
  • Bake for 12 minutes.

Cool and Serve

  • Allow the cookies to cool completely before serving.
  • Enjoy your homemade Chocolate Sable Cookies with coffee, tea, or a cold glass of milk.