Chocolate Chip Cookie Lava Cakes

INGREDIENTS

For the Molten Chocolate:  

• 4 oz. chocolate (dark chocolate is preferable), chopped/chocolate chips
• ⅓ cup heavy cream

For the Cookie dough:  

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 T. granulated sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• ¾ t. baking soda
• ½ t. salt
• ¼ t. instant espresso powder (optional)
• 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 4 oz. chocolate, chopped/chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS  

1. Prepare the molten chocolate;
   Bring the heavy cream to a boil in a saucepan or in the microwave. Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate and let it sit for 30 seconds. Then, stir till smooth. Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours.
2. Prepare the cookie dough;
   Cream together the butter and sugars. Add in the egg, and continue to beat. Add the baking soda, salt, vanilla and instant espresso. Gradually add in the flour, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is combined.
3. Fold in the chocolate chips and chill the dough for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°F, butter 8 ramekins and dust with flour.
5. Divide the chocolate ganache mixture into 8 portions on parchment paper.
6. Scoop ¼ cup sized mounds of the cookie dough and divide into two parts.
7. Flatten one of the parts with your fingertips and place one of the ganache balls on top. Cover with the other cookie dough part and roll into a ball, making sure the ganache is completely covered in cookie dough.
8. Place each round into a ramekin/muffin cup.
9. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the tops are golden but the lava cakes are still soft to touch and very slightly jiggly in the center.

Recipe Author: Tastemade Video