Thick and chewy Chocolate Sugar Cookies are rich in chocolate flavor. Each cookie has a sugar-crusted crackly exterior and a moist, chewy center. This easy cookie recipe uses simple ingredients and delivers delicious chocolaty results.
Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, instant espresso, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Set the bowl aside.
Using a stand or handheld mixer, cream the light brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat for an additional minute.
Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture in two separate parts, mixing until incorporated. Note - Make sure to scrape the bowl after each addition.
With a medium cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough. Using your hands, round each cookie dough scoop into a ball and coat each in granulated sugar. Place the dough balls onto a parchment-lined sheet tray, 2-in apart.
Bake each batch of cookies for 13 - 15 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the tray before transferring them to a cooling rack.