Ingredients
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour • ¾ cup cocoa powder • 1 tsp baking soda • ½ tsp salt • 1 cup butter, softened • 1 cup granulated sugar • 1 cup brown sugar • 2 eggs • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 2 oz black food coloring • 8 oz cream cheese, softened • ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt
- Cream butter and both sugars until fluffy
- Add eggs, vanilla, and black food coloring
- Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients
- Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto baking sheets
- Make small indentations in center of each cookie
- Fill indentations with cream cheese mixture
- Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are set
- Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes
- Transfer to wire racks to cool completely
PREP TIME & NUTRITION: Prep Time: 20 mins, Cook Time: 12 mins, Total Time: 32 mins, Servings: 24, Calories: 160, Net Carbs: 22g, Fats: 8g, Protein: 2g