22 Mouthwatering Chocolate Cookie Recipes for Your Next Potluck or BBQ

Chocolate might be the most popular flavor when it comes to desserts. It’s a comforting food that many eat just as it is. That can be nice, but sometimes celebrating such a beloved ingredient is an absolute must! We have picked out 22 of our favorite desserts that truly allow chocolate to shine!

 

Raspberry Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Raspberry Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
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A homemade chocolate thumbprint cookie is dimpled and filled with a silky chocolate ganache sweetened with raspberry jam. The cookie has a slightly crisp exterior and a dreamily soft interior. Raspberry and chocolate are a perfect pair, but you can easily sub your favorite jam for some variety.

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Chai Spice Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chai Spice Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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Chocolate and spices have become a super common pairing, and for good reason!  The cookie is soft, chewy, and speckled with chocolate chunks. These Chai Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies eat just like the classic cookie, albeit enhanced with a combination of warming spices.

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Italian Chocolate Roll Cookies

Italian Chocolate Roll Cookies
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The dough is like a flaky pie crust with a slight tang from cream cheese. It is rolled into a spiral filled with a nutty chocolate filling and cut into individual cookies after being baked. These Italian Chocolate Roll Cookies are an enchanting combination of cookie and pie.

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Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
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These Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Cookies are super simple to make, perfect for a beginner baker! Chewy chocolate dough is stuffed with caramel candy, creating a sticky and indulgent chocolate-caramel dessert!

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Triple Chocolate Meringue Cookies

Triple Chocolate Meringue Cookies
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Cocoa powder, melted chocolate, and chocolate chips make these cookies rich beyond belief. They are folded into meringue for a balanced sweetness. These Triple Chocolate Meringue Cookies have an addictive, chewy texture and are packed full of chocolate flavor!

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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
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These Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are the perfect holiday gift, your family and friends will love! A delicious chocolate dough is studded with caramel chips and topped with a white chocolate drizzle. All the cookies are sprinkled with crushed peppermints for a pop of texture and minty flavor!

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Chocolate Filled Cookies

Chocolate Filled Cookies
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These Chocolate-Filled Cookies take the classic cookie and give it a fun and delicious twist! They have the same great texture and flavor enhanced with a gooey chocolate center. These cookies use staple pantry ingredients to create a simple and satisfying cookie!

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Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies

Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies
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These Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies are extremely soft and have a unique and enthralling flavor. The matcha provides the cookies with an earthy, tea-like taste and an amazing green color. The chocolate chips pair perfectly with the matcha and can be substituted for white chocolate chips if you have them!

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Gluten-Free Fudge Rounds

Gluten-Free Fudge Rounds
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Soft and chewy fudge cookies are sandwiched and stuffed with a fluffy fudge filling. The cookies are completely homemade with no processed ingredients. These Gluten-Free Fudge Rounds taste just like the Little Debbie Classic, with an elevated homemade taste!

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Double Chocolate Cookies

Double Chocolate Cookies
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These Double Chocolate Cookies are perfect in a pinch to fulfill your chocolate cravings. Soft, chocolate cookie dough is studded with even more chocolate chips. The cookies also freeze well, making them great to thaw and enjoy at your leisure!

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
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Chocolate and cherry are a classic combo paired to perfection in these fantastically fudgy cookies. The chocolate dough is iced with a three-ingredient cherry chocolate frosting, finished with a maraschino for the literal cherry on top!

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Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Rich chocolate chips are perfectly complemented by cooling peppermint extract and candy cane chunks. They are everything you want in a classic chocolate chip cookie with a festive twist! They are a perfect holiday-themed cookie to stuff some stockings!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
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These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are full of fantastic Fall flavor, enhanced with the addition of sweet chocolate chips. This cookie includes all of the pumpkin’s best partners, including cream cheese, brown sugar, and warm Fall spices!

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German Chocolate Cake Cookies

German Chocolate Cake Cookies
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These German Chocolate Cake Cookies use a boxed cake mix so making them is a breeze! They are topped with a tantalizing tropical coconut icing. Featuring coconut flakes, pecans and evaporated milk. The topping provides a to-die-for combo of texture and flavor!

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Chocolate Orange Cookies

Chocolate Orange Cookies
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These Chocolate Orange Cookies require no chill time, just measure, mix and bake! A delicious and fudgy chocolate cookie speckled with chocolate chips and accented with citrusy orange flavor. The cookies are an amazing homage to a beloved British candy!

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White Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies

White Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies
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These White Chocolate Chip Cookies are completely homemade and super kid-friendly! A classic and chewy chocolate dough is studded with white chocolate chips. The white chocolate chips provide a satisfying sweetness and appealing pop of color to the cookies!

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Fresh Milled Flour Cookies

Fresh Milled Flour Cookies
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Wafer-like crispy cookies are sweetened with honey and notes of vanilla and topped with melted chocolate. The cookies use flour that has just been milled, making them whole grain. These Fresh Milled Flour Cookies make a unique gift everyone will love!

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Easy Chewy Milk Chocolate Fudge Cookies

Easy Chewy Milk Chocolate Fudge Cookies
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This chocolate dessert is a mixture of a cookie and a brownie.   This sweet treat is soft, chewy, and very chocolatey and the perfect comfort food when you need a sweet treat.

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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This chewy chocolate chip cookie is much better than a store-bought product. It is full of massive amounts of chocolate chips, which make it perfect for a seriously fabulous sweet treat.

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Hot Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Hot Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
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These thumbprint cookies are irresistibly good, just like a cup of hot chocolate. They have a chocolate ganache center made of Cool Whip and semi-sweet chocolate and are topped with marshmallows.

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Bakery Style Double Chocolate Cookies

Bakery Style Double Chocolate Cookies
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After trying these cookies, you will decide you don’t need to purchase cookies at the bakery.  These cookies will fulfill your idea of an ideal cookie.  The edges are slightly crispy but super soft and chewy in the center.

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Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Mint Cookies
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It is hard to go wrong with chocolate and mint. These two flavors are a match made in cookie heaven. These cookies are easy to make and ridiculously delicious.

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