Rich, chewy Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies packed with cocoa powder and white chocolate chips. This easy recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make and the cookies are amazingly delicious!
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Inside out chocolate chip cookies are chocolate chip cookies in reverse! They are made with chocolate dough and white chocolate chips.
For more one of a kind chocolate chip cookie recipes, try my Birthday Cake Cookies, maple chocolate chip cookies, and peanut butter marshmallow cookies.
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Why We Love This Recipe
- Best texture-The soft and chewy middles and slightly crispy edges will keep you coming back for more bites!
- Ultra chocolatey– Chocolate fans will love that these have a cocoa based cookie dough and white chocolate chips!
- Delicious- They also feature hints of warm cinnamon and sweet vanilla.
- Easy recipe- You don’t need any specialty tools or equipment. They take just minutes to make and you don’t need to chill the dough!
Ingredients
- Brown sugar: Use light or dark brown sugar. Make sure your brown sugar is fresh.
- 1 Egg: Use one large, room temperature egg.
- Butter: Unsalted room temperature butter. Take the butter out of the fridge 2 hours before you start baking.
- Cocoa powder: Use natural, unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon adds a touch of warm flavor and tastes delicious with chocolate!
- White chocolate: Use chopped white chocolate, white chocolate chips or a combination of the two. Use good quality white chocolate bars such as Lindt.
- Flaky sea salt (optional): A sprinkle of flaky sea salt balances out the sweetness and brings out the chocolate flavor!
See recipe card below for full list of ingredients and their measurements.
Substitutions & Variations
- Make these a little smaller. Use two tablespoons of dough instead of an ice cream scoop! Reduce baking time by a minute or two.
- Swap in semi-sweet chocolate chips in place of white chocolate. You could also use peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips!
Instructions
Step One: Combine the dry ingredients. Whisk to combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
Step Two: Beat the butter and sugars. Use an electric mixer to cream the room temperature butter and sugars until fluffy.
Step Three: Add the eggs. Add the eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla.
Step Four: Add the dry ingredients. Reduce speed to low. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients.
Next, stir in in 1 cup of the chocolate chips. Reserve the remaining ¼ cups to add to the tops.
Step Five: Scoop the dough into balls. Use a large cookie scoop or an ice cream scoop to measure the batter. Place balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 3 inches apart. Top each ball with chocolate chips and a little sea salt.
Step Six: Bake. Bake 13 to 15 minutes, until tops are just set. Remove from oven and transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
Hint: No need to roll or flatten the balls. Just scoop them and place them on the baking sheet.
Expert Tips
- Use an ice cream scoop or cookie scoop. It makes scooping the dough less messy and they all come out the same size. You can also use a 1/4 cup measuring cup.
- Add a few extra chocolate chips on top as the cookies come out of the oven. The cookies will look extra pretty and delicious!
- Sprinkle sea salt on top before or right after baking them. Salt gives that salty-sweet contrast!
Recipe FAQs
Yes! You can use any chocolate chips. If you use milk, semisweet or dark chocolate chips, you won’t get the color contrast. I recommend butterscotch or peanut butter chips.
Inside out chocolate chip cookies have a chocolate dough with white chocolate chips. They basically look like regular chocolate chip cookies but with dark dough and light chocolate chips.
Yes! To freeze the cookie dough, form the dough into balls. Place dough balls in an airtight container or plastic freezer storage bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Bake the balls directly from the freezer. Add a couple of extra minutes to the baking time.
Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. You can also freeze cookies in a freezer storage bag or airtight container for up to 3 months.
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Inside Out Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (93.75 g) all purpose flour
- ½ cup (43 g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) salt
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) cinnamon
- ½ cup (110 g) packed brown sugar light or dark
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113.5 g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 (1) egg room temperature
- ¾ teaspoon (¾ teaspoon) vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups (225 g) white chocolate chips divided
- flaky sea salt optional, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars on medium speed for 3-4 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the egg followed by the vanilla. Reduce speed to low and slowly beat in the dry ingredients.
- Stir in about 1 cup of the white chocolate chips, reserving the remaining ¼ cup to add to the tops.
- Form dough into balls about ¼ cup of batter each. Use a large cookie scoop or an ice cream scoop to measure the batter or eyeball it. Place balls on prepared baking sheets about 3 inches apart. Top each ball with a few of the reserved chocolate chips and a sprinkle of sea salt.
- Bake 12- 14 minutes until tops are just set. Remove from oven and transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that nutritional values are created by an online calculator and should only be used as an estimate.
Angela
are you supposed to chill the Dough in the fridge before baking ?
Natalie
Hi Angela, No-this cookie dough doesn’t need to be chilled before baking. Please let me know if you have any other questions! Hope you enjoy these cookies. -Natalie
Autumn
wonderful recipe! I didn’t know what to do with my white chocolate chips and these were perfect!!
Natalie
Hi Autumn! So happy to hear my favorite cookie recipe worked well for you!!Thanks so much for making them and for your nice comment! Have a great week 🙂 -Natalie
Emily
Hi Natalie!!
I just made these yesterday and these are by far the BEST chocolate cookie recipe EVER!!!! NEW FAVORITE COOKIE RECIPE!!! FANTASTIC 🙂
Natalie
Hey Emily! SO happy you loved these inside out cookies! Thank you so much for making them and for your super nice comment! Have a great weekend! XO Natalie
Barbara Ward
I make these Deliciously Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies at least once a month! They are always a big hit with the family!
Natalie
Aww thank you for commenting! So happy to hear these are a family favorite! 🙂
Bill
It sounds like a most excellent and yummy recipe I will definitely have to give it a go sometime soon thanks again
Bill
I can’t wait to give it a go sometime soon thanks for the recipe it really really looks yummy and totally awesome thanks again bill