Cookie Balls
Indulge in these irresistible cookie bites, featuring rich butter, sweet sugar, and gooey chocolate chips that melt in your mouth! With just a handful of simple ingredients and a quick mix-and-roll technique, you can whip up these delightful treats in no time. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth or sharing with friends, these cookie balls are a must-try!
Prep
15
min
Cook
13
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 100g de beurre pommade (7 tbsp)
- 1 œuf
🫙Pantry Staples(4)
- 130g de sucre vergeoise (0.65 cup)
- 100g pépites de chocolats (3.53 oz)
- 230g farine (1.84 cup)
- Vanille
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
658
Protein
9g
Carbs
91g
Fat
30g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Mix the butter and sugar to obtain a dough.
- 2
Add the egg, then the flour and chopped chocolate.
- 3
Make small balls, place in half-sphere molds, and bake for 13 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
- 4
Unmold, pour melted chocolate into the molds, and place the cookies.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cream butter and vergeoise sugar for 3-4 minutes at medium speed until the mixture reaches 40-45°C and becomes pale and fluffy; this incorporates 20-30% more air than hand-mixing, creating lighter cookie balls with better rise in the oven.technique3-4 minutes, 40-45°C, 20-30% more air incorporation
- ✓Add your egg at room temperature (20-22°C) in a thin stream while mixing for 1-2 minutes to achieve proper emulsification; cold eggs won't fully incorporate into the fat phase and will produce dense, greasy cookies with up to 15% less volume.ingredient20-22°C, 1-2 minutes, 15% volume reduction risk
- ✓Fold flour gently for 30-45 seconds with a spatula after adding chocolate pieces to avoid overdeveloping gluten; excessive mixing increases gluten formation from 8% to 12-14% protein cross-linking, resulting in tough, cake-like cookie balls instead of tender ones.technique30-45 seconds, 8% to 12-14% gluten development
- ✓Bake at 180°C for exactly 13 minutes on the middle rack; the centers will still feel slightly soft (internal temp ~70-72°C) but will set to perfect texture as they cool due to carryover cooking, while the edges reach 85°C for crispness.timing180°C, 13 minutes, 70-72°C internal center
- ✓Let cookies cool in molds for 8-10 minutes before unmolding; the structural proteins and starches need this time to set (reaching ~35°C), preventing collapse when you pour melted chocolate, which would add 5-8°C heat and destabilize warm cookies.timing8-10 minutes, ~35°C target temperature
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Prep
15
min
Cook
13
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Cookie Balls
Indulge in these irresistible cookie bites, featuring rich butter, sweet sugar, and gooey chocolate chips that melt in your mouth! With just a handful of simple ingredients and a quick mix-and-roll technique, you can whip up these delightful treats in no time. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth or sharing with friends, these cookie balls are a must-try!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 100g de beurre pommade (7 tbsp)
- 1 œuf
🫙Pantry Staples(4)
- 130g de sucre vergeoise (0.65 cup)
- 100g pépites de chocolats (3.53 oz)
- 230g farine (1.84 cup)
- Vanille
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
658
Protein
9g
Carbs
91g
Fat
30g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Mix the butter and sugar to obtain a dough.
- 2
Add the egg, then the flour and chopped chocolate.
- 3
Make small balls, place in half-sphere molds, and bake for 13 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
- 4
Unmold, pour melted chocolate into the molds, and place the cookies.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cream butter and vergeoise sugar for 3-4 minutes at medium speed until the mixture reaches 40-45°C and becomes pale and fluffy; this incorporates 20-30% more air than hand-mixing, creating lighter cookie balls with better rise in the oven.technique3-4 minutes, 40-45°C, 20-30% more air incorporation
- ✓Add your egg at room temperature (20-22°C) in a thin stream while mixing for 1-2 minutes to achieve proper emulsification; cold eggs won't fully incorporate into the fat phase and will produce dense, greasy cookies with up to 15% less volume.ingredient20-22°C, 1-2 minutes, 15% volume reduction risk
- ✓Fold flour gently for 30-45 seconds with a spatula after adding chocolate pieces to avoid overdeveloping gluten; excessive mixing increases gluten formation from 8% to 12-14% protein cross-linking, resulting in tough, cake-like cookie balls instead of tender ones.technique30-45 seconds, 8% to 12-14% gluten development
- ✓Bake at 180°C for exactly 13 minutes on the middle rack; the centers will still feel slightly soft (internal temp ~70-72°C) but will set to perfect texture as they cool due to carryover cooking, while the edges reach 85°C for crispness.timing180°C, 13 minutes, 70-72°C internal center
- ✓Let cookies cool in molds for 8-10 minutes before unmolding; the structural proteins and starches need this time to set (reaching ~35°C), preventing collapse when you pour melted chocolate, which would add 5-8°C heat and destabilize warm cookies.timing8-10 minutes, ~35°C target temperature