Inside Out White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I figured since I hadn't posted in about a week, that I would present you all with a fun dessert recipe, instead of one of our delectable dinner dishes! Once again, Sally gave me a great recipe that turned out super delicious and created probably one of the most fudgy/brownie-like cookies I've ever made. When I originally looked at the recipe and saw that it called for milk, I have to say I doubted the recipe. Who would put milk in a cookie? Especially after I mixed the dough together and it looked uber-sticky and gooey, I really lost all hope for these little treats. However, I left enough time to chill them for 24 hours before needing to bake them and while the dough was still pretty sticky, it was still shape-able into cookie dough balls. While I got a lot of batter on my hands, it was a lot less than I anticipated!

These cookies turned out really well, despite all my hesitations. They are really chewy, even after sitting in a sealed tub for a few days. I would almost go so far as to describe them as brownie balls, instead of identifying them as a cookie, but they're not quite that thick. It was also great to mix it up a bit and use some white chocolate chips--I had bought a bag a month or so ago when chips were on sale, in anticipation of using them for a new recipe. This just happened to be it and I was so happy with the result! I baked these when my in-laws came to town and my father-in-law helped polish them off pretty quickly :)

Baking Notes: I used some extra white chocolate chips, just so I wouldn't have any left on hand since I don't use them that often. I also *barely* had enough brown sugar to make it, so a little bit may have been skimped on.

Inside Out White Chocolate Chip Cookies (adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction; makes 3-4 dozen)
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp milk
1 1/4 cup white chocolate chips, plus a few more for sprinkling on top

Using a handheld mixer, cream the butter on medium speed for about 20 seconds. Add the sugars with the mixer running on medium speed. Cream it all together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go.

In a separate medium bowl, toss the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients with the mixer running on low (be careful of creating a flour cloud!). The dough will be very thick and sticky. Stir in the milk by hand, then fold in the white chocolate chips. Chill covered overnight.

Once chilling period is over, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Take 1 tbsp of chilled dough and roll into a ball. Place on a cookie sheet and press a few more white chocolate chips into the top. Bake for 12 minutes--cookies will appear undone and very soft. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Serve with milk!

Recipe: Sally's Baking Addiction: Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies