A spicy twist to a cookie favorite.
Are you a spicy food fan and a chocolate chip cookie purist? These fiery cookies are right up your alley. Nothing fancy, just vanilla-rich cookie dough, delicious chocolate chips (and lots of them), and the big sweet heat of a habanero pepper. It’s a whole lot of flavor in a simple package. If you want things even hotter, double down on the habanero.
Fiery Chocolate Chip Habanero Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon habanero pepper minced
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
- Soften the butter, then in a large mixing bowl combine the butter and oil.
- Add in the habanero, brown sugar, regular sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix until fully combined.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt then add it to the butter mix. Stir to combine.
- Add the chocolate chips and continue to mix thoroughly.
- Spoon out the cookie dough onto an oiled cookie sheet, then bake the cookies for approximately 10 minutes or until the cookies are a golden brown.
- Let cookies rest for 3 to 5 minutes after baking on a rack, then serve.
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Anticlimactic and a bit of a disappointment, to be honest. The flavor and heat of the peppers is barely noticeable.
I think doubling or even tripling the amount of habanero would improve this recipe greatly…..can’t wait to try again.
Definitely the cookie is the driving force with the recipe as it stands. We agree on doubling up if you’re a big heat fan and we do recommend that above!
Just made a batch of these (though I halved the amount of choc chips), and I’m really loving the warm kick you get from them! I had intended to take them into work but we may just end up eating them all at home!