Molten Lava Cookies
These Molten Lava Cookies bring back the best memories of a Molten Lava Cake I used to get at one of my favorite restaurants growing up!
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter Unsalted, Softened
- 1 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon Corn Syrup
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 1/2 Cups Flour
- 1 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Cornstarch
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- Hot Fudge Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Place the hot fudge sauce in the freezer. We need the sauce to be as cold as possible, so it doesn't bake with the rest of the cookie, but rather simply thaws out!
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prep a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer (Handheld works, too!), cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Cream them until they are light and fluffy - not just until they are combined!
- Add the eggs one at a time to the creamed butter mixture, and then the corn syrup and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, using the paddle attachment of the mixer on low speed to fold the ingredients together until a thick dough forms.
- Using a 2-inch small cookie scoop, scoop balls of dough on to the cookie sheet. Space them 2 inches apart from each other.
- Press small wells into each cookie dough ball using the bake side of the cookie scoop.
- Take the hot fudge sauce from the freezer, and scoop out a teaspoon to place in the center of each well. This should fill the well about 3/4 of the way.
- Pinch the cookie dough up over the top of the filling. If you have any extra dough clinging to the mixing bowl, use it to fully seal the cookie closed.
- Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack.
- Sift powdered sugar over the top of each cookie, and enjoy them while they are still warm and gooey in the center from the hot fudge sauce! You'll need a glass of milk on hand, or perhaps a scoop of vanilla ice cream!