Chocolate Sugar Cookies (2024)

Rich chocolate cookies are topped with a creamy buttercream frosting for the perfect Chocolate Sugar Cookies. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, or any day for that matter!

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As much as I love my favorite sugar cookie recipe, sometimes you just need some chocolate! Perfect for Valentine’s Day and beyond, these Chocolate Sugar Cookies are perfect for the chocolate lover in your life! You could also try these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies or Hot Cocoa Cookies (which are also great year round!)

I am often inspired by foods that I have when I eat out. I’ll find something that I love, and then go home and try to figure out how to make it on my own.

That is where the idea for these Chocolate Sugar Cookies came from. I was trying to make a copycat of a local cookie that I loved.

And I didn’t quite get it right.

But what I did get was a cookie that I loved even more!

What You’ll Need:

For the cookies:

Butter and vegetable oil – you don’t usually see both of these in a cookie recipe, but the combination is what gives you this soft, yet sturdy texture.

Sugar – you’ll need regular granulated sugar.

Sour Cream – the sour cream also helps with texture, as well as keeping the cookies from being dry.

Egg Yolks – you’ll only need the yolks here. You’ll get great richness from the yolks, and they also contribute to the great texture of these cookies.

Vanilla – use a real, not imitation, vanilla extract for the best flavor.

Flour – regular all-purpose flour will work the best. I always try to buy unbleached, but bleached will work as well.

Cocoa Powder – use unsweetened cocoa powder, not dutch-processed.

Baking Powder and Salt – the baking powder gives the cookies some lift, while the salt helps all of the flavors come out.

For the frosting:

Butter – more butter! I use unsalted, and then add in salt so I can control the salt level. If you use salted butter, you can cut back on the salt that is added.

Vanilla – again, using pure vanilla extract will give you the best flavor.

Salt – this doesn’t make it salty, but will help to cut the sweetness a bit and will help to bring out the other flavors.

Powdered Sugar – also called confectioners’ sugar. If you want your frosting to be really smooth, you can sift it, but I don’t usually bother doing that for a frosting.

Milk – I use whatever I have on hand. You can also use cream for a richer frosting.

Tips and Tricks

• These cookies are super rich, so they would go perfectly with a big glass of milk.
• I know that vegetable oil isn’t a common ingredient for cookies, but it really works here. You could probably substitute all butter, but the texture will not be the same.
• You don’t have to frost the cookies – they can be eaten just as is. But I like the sweetness that the frosting brings.
• Change these up by coloring the frosting different colors and using different sprinkles. Or no sprinkles at all!
• These chocolate sugar cookies are best eaten the same day, or shortly after, but should last several if stored in the refrigerator.
• I have not personally tried to freeze these cookies, but I would assume that they would freeze well!

More Favorite Cookie Recipes

Cake Mix Cookies
Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies
Sour Cream Cookies
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe