Guinness Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I know, Saint Patrick’s Day is coming and where the everyday cook makes corned beef and cabbage (no thank you), I make Guinness Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Hey, it’s a solid nod to the holiday and it will not in any way disappoint.
While my dad was faithful to make corned beef and cabbage every year, I can’t say it is because I miss my dad that I don’t make it. It’s just not my thing. I will eat it if someone serves it to me, but otherwise, hard pass. I know. I’m sorry.
These cookies incorporate dark chocolate cocoa powder, dark chocolate chunks, and of course, 1/2 Cup of Guinness Beer. While the finished product doesn’t have, to my palette anyway, a sensory overload of this strong beer, you can definitely smell it in the dough before you bake it.
I typically make Guinness Slow Cooker Beef a few times a winter, and so there is that one extra can in the pantry, making this the perfect recipe.
This cookie is soft and moist and so dark chocolatey. It is perfect in its chocolatey goodness. It makes me jig around my kitchen. Ok, I dance in my kitchen whether there are these cookies or not, but seriously. Make these cookies.
I originally found this recipe in 2013 on http://heathercristo.com and have adapted the recipe slightly, I bake at a lower temperature and use dark chocolate chunks in the dough instead of semi sweet.
These cookies have a fudge-y tendency when cooked at the lower temperature, so I did tend to leave them on the baking sheet after removing them from the oven for a few minutes to cool before transferring them to a cooling surface. I would rather a chewy over crispy cookie anyway, so if you are more towards the latter, turn the heat up to 350* instead.
All cookie crispy chewy aside, I saw a really great quote from Saint Patrick on my Instagram feed this week, I thought I would include it with this post:
“May the strength of God pilot us,
May the wisdom of God instruct us,
May the hand of God protect us,
May the word of God direct us.”
I hope for you strength, wisdom, protection, and direction today. And, as always, a thankful heart. Thank you for coming to the table!
Chrissy
Click below for a printable recipe.
PrintGuinness Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This dark decadent cookie combines the flavor of Guinness beer with dark chocolate and Dark Chocolate Chunks! Recipe adapted from heathercristo.com
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter
- 1 1/2 Cups White Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1/2 Cup Guinness Beer
- 1 Cup Dark Cocoa
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Bag of Dark Chocolate Chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325*
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the dark cocoa powder and combine.
- Add eggs and mix thoroughly.
- Add the Guinness beer and combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the batter.
- Slowly incorporate chocolate chunks into the dough.
- Scoop the batter onto a silicone or parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for an additional two minutes.
- Transfer to wire rack or parchment paper to cool.
While I am not a Guinness drinker, simply because I am not a big drinker, I always have Guinness on hand specifically for this recipe (and another Guinness Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that is death by beer and chocolate).
I let this recipe cook low and slow, as in, “hey, we are snowed in all day and most likely tomorrow, I will make this recipe.” Because, nothing smells as amazing as a crock pot that you don’t have to mess with. Put the lid on and leave it alone for several hours (I go 6-8 on low depending on the size of the roast).
The roast falls apart, and the extra au jus can be simmered down, or served as is.
