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Chocolate lava cookies stacked on top of each other with one broken in half to show the fudge filling.

The BEST Molten Chocolate Lava Cookies Recipe (Crumbl)

Timeless Dishes
These delicious cookies are over the top! A chewy chocolate cookie on the outside with gooey fudge on the inside. These cookies are showstoppers!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 18 Cookies
Calories 205 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 Baking sheet Large
  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 1 Cup Butter Softened
  • 1 1/2 Cup Sugar Plus more for rolling the cookies in later!
  • 1/2 Cup Brown sugar Light brown sugar preferred
  • 2 Large Eggs Room temperature
  • 1 Tsp Baking soda
  • 3/4 Cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp Instant espresso powder Optional
  • 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 Cups All-purpose flour
  • 8 Ounce Hot fudge I used Smucker's premade hot fudge!

Instructions
 

Cookies

  • Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Make the cookie dough: Cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs to the butter/sugar mixture and cream together adding one at a time. Then add the vanilla. For the dry ingredients combine baking soda, cocoa powder, flour, and instant espresso powder in a bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix. Put the cookie dough in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
  • Stuff the cookies: Then take a spoonful of dough in your hands and roll into a ball. Do this until you have made 18-24 cookies. Then use your finger to make a 1/2 inch hole in the middle of each ball. Add a teaspoon of cold fudge to each hole. Then cover the fudge with cookie dough and roll into your hands until smooth and fudge is hidden. Then roll each ball into turbinado sugar and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart. Place in the fridge for another 20 minutes.
  • Bake the cookies: Then place the cookies in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Then take out of the oven and let the cookies set for 10 minutes. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Nutrition

Serving: 18gCalories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 128mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Chocolate molten lava cookies, Crumbl lava cookies, Molten lava cookies, The BEST lava cookies
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