Ingredients
**Cookie Dough**
1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp red food coloring
**Molten Center**
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
**Optional Topping**
Vanilla ice cream
Powdered sugar or chocolate drizzle
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Grease a muffin tin or cookie scoop pan.
3. In a bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In another bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
5. Add egg, vanilla, and red food coloring; mix well.
6. Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
7. Scoop dough into muffin cavities, filling halfway.
8. Press chocolate chips into the center of each scoop.
9. Cover with a little more dough, sealing the chocolate inside.
10. Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set but centers remain soft.
11. Cool 5 minutes, then gently remove scoops.
12. Serve warm for a molten center.
Notes
Do not overbake—centers should remain soft for a molten effect.
Best served warm with vanilla ice cream.
You can swap chocolate chips for white chocolate or Nutella.
Chill dough 15 minutes if too soft to scoop.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie scoop
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg