Hot Fudge Filled Chocolate Lava Cookies {VIDEO}
These soft and tender chocolate cookies have a surprise of gooey hot fudge waiting on the inside. If you like lava cake, you’ll love Hot Fudge Filled Chocolate Lava Cookies. They just might be my new favorite cookies!
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Hot fudge isn’t just for ice cream anymore!
I don’t know about you, but I could eat the stuff by the spoonful. But, people tend to look at you kind of funny when you do that 😉
So I’ve found a way around it…….to get my hot fudge fix and no one is the wiser.
Unless they look inside your glorious chocolate lava cookies!……and they ARE glorious!
Our daughters and their friends get together most Monday nights to watch The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, and Allison usually bakes a treat to bring.
She found this recipe for Chocolate Lava Cookies from Jen’s Favorite Cookies, they were a huge hit!! She only left 6 at home and the rest were devoured by her friends.
Remember this Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and these Gooey Butter Peanut Butter Cookies? I’ll rank these Hot Fudge Filled Chocolate Lava Cookies right up there with both of my favorites.
FOR THIS CHOCOLATE LAVA COOKIES RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:
TIP FOR DIVIDING DOUGH EVENLY:
I have a little tip to show you how to divide your cookie dough evenly into 24 cookies.
Divide the dough into halves, then thirds, then dividing each third into four equal sized pieces (they don’t have to be exact, but try to make them as close as possible).
You now have dough for 24 cookies that are approximately the same size!
These Hot Fudge Filled Chocolate Lava Cookies are pretty incredible all on their own, but be sure to try them warm (place one cookie in microwave for 10 seconds) and a bowl with vanilla ice cream on top!!!
OH WOW!! It’s like a mini chocolate lava cake but has a little crunch around the edges.
Chocolate nirvana!
CHECK OUT HOW EASY THIS HOT FUDGE FILLED CHOCOLATE LAVA COOKIES RECIPE IS TO MAKE! WATCH THE VIDEO!
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Are you already a fan of filled cookies? Check out these Caramel Filled Red Velvet Cookies, Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, this Cheesecake Filled Snickerdoodles, and Chocolate Caramel Rolo Cookies for a cookie treat you won’t be able to resist.
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Lets’ get baking…….
These chocolate lava cookies are a soft decadent cookie stuffed with hot fudge sauce. Every bite oozes with chocolate lava.
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Hot Fudge Filled Chocolate Lava Cookies
These chocolate lava cookies are a soft decadent cookie stuffed with hot fudge sauce. Every bite oozes with chocolate lava.
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening (I use Crisco)
- 1 cup sugar + 1/4 cup for rolling
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups flour
- jarred hot fudge sauce (about 6 oz.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line cookie pan with parchment paper or silicone liners and set aside.
- Using the bowl of an electric mixer, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, and water and beat until smooth.
- Add salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder and mix well. Add flour and mix on medium low just until combined.
- Divide the dough into 24 pieces that are roughly equal in size.
- Place a piece of cookie dough in the palm of your hand and flatten it out like a thick disc . Place a little hot fudge (about 1/2 teaspoon) in the middle of the dough and wrap the dough around it, rolling it into a ball to seal it.
- Place 1/4 cup of sugar in a small bowl. Roll the cookie ball in sugar and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing it out on the cookie sheets. we used a half sheet pan and were able to get 12 cookies on one pan.
- Bake 6-8 minutes or until the cookies are set and start to slightly crack on top slightly. Let cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Notes
recipe from Jen's Favorite Cookies
You’re tempting me with this chocolate goodness!
I wonder if you could substitute coconut oil, solidified, for the shortening. Any thoughts?
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sounds easy & extra yummy. once I make it a few times I may experiment with other fillings . maybe some raspberry jam or caramel.
Refrigerate the dough to make it more easy to handle. It is soft and created a real mess. I used Nutella for the filling, and they were delicious, but I certainly wouldn’t make again without refrigerating the dough.
Easier to handle
How about using butter instead of shortening? Or maybe a combination of the two? If so,then how much of each?
we’ve only made these with shortening. Butter is not as stable as shortening, so I’m not sure what kind of results it would yield, but I would imagine you would have to chill the dough if you use butter.
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Dough is very soft! Too messy to even add the hot fudge and roll!
the dough was not very soft when I’ve made these (see video).
Yes, I followed directions exactly. I did refrigerate for a bit to make easier handling. They turned out delicious,
yay!! glad you enjoyed them as much as we do!!
I was wondering about a few of these issues with this dough, as well. I won’t use that shortening. I was also considering half coconut oil and the rest ~ butter. Anyone tried this idea, yet?
If a dough is so soft and unmanageable it would seem that chilling is the only answer; I probably will take the advice of some who did.
we’ve only made these with shortening, and the dough was not soft and unmanageable (see the video). Butter and or coconut oil are not as stable as shortening, so I’m not sure what kind of results they will yield, but I would imagine you would have to chill the dough if you use butter
What happens to the center when the cookies cool?
the hot fudge remains in the center.
Are these cookies still good to eat the day after? I want to make them for a holiday party but a video I saw on facebook said serve immediately. Thoughts?
Like most cookies, they will keep for about it week in an airtight container.
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I made these today. The dough was very soft, and when baked they spread out and the filling oozed out. Any ideas? I am at 4800 alt.
these look Delicious!!!! I really want to make them but im am a very busy person. But just in case i want to know: How long does it take to make these cookies?
I made these today and they are quite good. Like others I think my dough needed to be refrigerated in advance as it was quite soft. Also, I should have checked the fudge topping I bought, it should have been the very thick type that ordinarily would needed to be reheated before going on ice cream. The topping I bought was thin to begin with, so when I made my indentation in the dough the filling oozed out as I tried to close up the cookie. I made six and froze the remaining 16 cookies to bake later when I have the right fudge sauce.
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I’ve made these a few times and experimented with different fillings. Caramel, salted caramel, and mini marshmallows (three in each cookie) were wonderful, but the marshmallows were hands down my favorite. I will say the salted caramel complemented the chocolate very well, though.
I didn’t have any problems with the dough’s consistency, though. I generally have to resort to using my hands to make sure all the flour is incorporated.