Double Chocolate Unicorn Cookies
Rich, Double Chocolate Unicorn Cookies are the perfect homemade treat for a Unicorn Birthday Party or just a sweet treat for the unicorn-lovers in your life. Super easy to make, these colorful, double chocolate cookies are a sweet treat that bring both vibrant color and decadent flavor!
Double Chocolate Unicorn Cookies Recipe
These colorful double chocolate chip cookies might not scream unicorn to you immediately, but all that tells me is that you’re not surrounded by all things UNICORN lovers.
Lucky you.
I am a girl mom. I have a unicorn head literally mounted on my wall watching my every move as I write up this recipe.
Don’t believe me?
Okay, I just took a break from writing up this recipe to take photographic proof of my full immersion into the girl mom lifestyle.
Whenever I dust my house, the dusting rags are coating in glitter.
Half of my laundry is hang-to-dry princess clothing.
It’s a lifestyle.
So, whenI came across these unicorn chocolate chips a few weeks ago and knew they were a 100% necessary purchase so we could bake up some fresh unicorn-inspired cookies. (They’d also be fun to use for a no-bake unicorn bark, unicorn granola bites, unicorn muffins, etc.)
My daughter loved getting to help me whip up these cookies and getting to add as much “unicorn magic” (those chocolate chips and sprinkles) as she wanted.
Chocolate Unicorn Cookie Variations:
- For a less chocolate-rich version, check out our Unicorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Skip the homemade chocolate cookie dough by using our standby chocolate cake mix cookie dough by combining a box of chocolate cake mix with 2 eggs and 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Add a swirl of frosting and pre-made candy eyes and unicorn horns to bring the unicorn theme to another level
- If you can’t find pastel chips, use chopped up candy melts in a variety of colors
Freezing Instructions: You can freeze this unicorn cookie dough before baking by forming the dough into logs or discs and wrapping tightly with plastic wrap before placing in an airtight freezer bag or your favorite freezer containers. (This set of freezer containers is a crazy bargain.) Use within two months for best flavor.
How to store unicorn cookies: these cookies can be stored at room temperature for up to a week, or refrigerated for up to two. Bring the cookies to room temperature before serving.
For more unicorn-inspired desserts and crafts, check out some of our other ideas:
Ingredients for Double Chocolate Unicorn Cookies
- Butter, softened at room temperature
- White Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Molasses
- All-Purpose Flour
- Cocoa Powder
- Baking Soda
- Cream of Tartar <– I buy the big container because we go through a lot between snickerdoodle cookies, making play dough, etc.
- Salt
- Pastel Chocolate Chips, or to taste
- Pastel Sprinkles
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.
Tip: check out our recipe variations above to make a cake mix unicorn cookies instead of our from-scratch version, if you want an easier baking experience with kids.
Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing bowl
- Electric mixer <– this is a great hand mixer if you don’t want to make the investment into a stand mixer
- Silicone Baking Mats or Parchment Paper
- Cookie Sheets
- Cooling racks <– I have and love these tiered cooling racks, they save so much counter space and are also oven-safe
- Cookie Scoop
How to Make Unicorn Chocolate Cookies
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer.
Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and beat until fully combined.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the second half.
Stir in the chocolate chips and sprinkles until completely combined.
Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.
Pre-heat oven to 325F.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Portion out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheets with a cookie scoop.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until tops begin to crack and edges are set.
Makes approximately 40 cookies.
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Double Chocolate Unicorn Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups pastel-colored chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup pastel-colored sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer.
- Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and beat until fully combined.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and cream of tartar.
- Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the second half.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and sprinkles until completely combined.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.
- Pre-heat oven to 325F.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Portion out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheets with a cookie scoop.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until tops begin to crack and edges are set.
- Makes approximately 40 cookies.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
40Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 104Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 79mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.
I hope your kids love this easy unicorn chocolate cookie as much as mine did!
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