Marble Cookies are thick, chewy cookies with a twist of vanilla and chocolate. Chunks of creamy chocolate make these treats a real upgrade from regular chocolate chip cookies.
Why you'll love this recipe
- This delicious cookie is equal parts vanilla cookie and double chocolate cookie all in one!
- The beautiful marbled effect is very easy to make.
- Long lasting chewiness makes this a great care package cookie.
Marble Cookies are a fun twist on the standard chocolate chip cookie with only a minimum of extra effort. They are thick and chewy for days.
Freezing the dough balls before baking produces a slightly thicker cookie with less spread. This gives them a chewy texture with a longer shelf life, if they don’t get eaten first.
Ingredients
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine butter and sugars for about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Mix in the dry ingredients.
- Remove 1 ¾ cups of dough into a separate bowl.
- Stir the cocoa into the remaining batter in the mixer bowl. Then stir half of the chocolate chunks into the chocolate dough. Stir the rest of the chocolate chunks into the vanilla dough.
- Scoop cookie dough balls and freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake: bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet at 350 degrees F until edges just begin to turn golden brown.
Storage
Store the chewy chocolate marble cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Tips and variations
- The freezer chill time is very important to this recipe for the best results. Baking the cookies right away will cause them to spread in the oven and be very flat.
- Almond flavoring can be substituted for the vanilla extract in the plain dough.
- Chocolate chips can be substituted for the chocolate chunks.
- The best way to satisfy sudden cookie cravings, is to make Marble Cookies dough ahead of time and keep the dough balls frozen to bake as needed.
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Marble Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or almond extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ¼ cup Dutch processed cocoa
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line the bottom of a jelly roll pan or other large baking pan with sides, with wax paper or parchment.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and sugars for about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes more.
- At low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and beat until just combined.
- Remove 1 ¾ cups of batter into another bowl.
- Add the cocoa to the remaining batter in the mixer bowl. Mix until blended. Then stir half of the chocolate chunks into the chocolate batter.
- Stir the rest of the chocolate chunks into the vanilla batter.
- To form cookie balls: fill a cookie scoop (large 2 tablespoon size) half way with vanilla batter then the other half with chocolate batter to produce the beautiful marble effect. Release dough ball onto prepared pan. When all of the balls have been formed, place the pan in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight. (If the cookies are baked right away they will spread in the oven and be very flat.)
- When ready to bake: Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Place cookie balls on baking sheet 2” apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the vanilla dough just begins to brown.
- Remove pan from oven. Cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes them move cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
- Store cookies at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 1 week.
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First Published: March 7, 2013. Last Updated: February 16, 2024. Updated for better reader experience.
Jere Cassidy
Hey cookie lady. I love marble anything so I had to make your recipe. Loved the cookies and so did the family.
Wendy Sondov
Thank you so much, Jere! Coming from you that's a huge compliment considering your many amazing recipes to choose from at https://onehotoven.com/
BruCrew Life
Those are too fun! I love a good marble cake, so why not cookies!!!
themondaybox
Thanks, Jocelyn. 🙂 The perfect cookie when you can't decide between chocolate and vanilla.
jeannietay
Hi! First time dropping in and so attracted by your marbled cookies, I love the pretty swirls a lot!
themondaybox
Hi, Jeanietay! Thanks for coming by! I hope you'll be back. 🙂
The marbled cookies are so easy to make, delicious to eat, and fun to look at!
Lynna
Aha, this is very true! However, some of the cookies I`ve made, I stored them in an airtight container for over a week and they still taste great! These look wonderful!
themondaybox
Thanks, Lynna! Its all trial and error if a recipe gives you no indication at all of the shelf life. A tough job, but somebody has to do it. 🙂 If you would like to share any recipes you have found that stay fresh for over a week, please point me toward them. 🙂
Liz (@LBBakes)
Marbled cookies?! Why have I not done this before! Looks delicious.
themondaybox
Thanks, Liz! They are crunchy on the edge, chewy in the center, and delicious all over. 🙂
Patty
I like the marbled effect in your cookies-nice touch! I would love to receive a box of these in the mail anytime 😉
themondaybox
Thanks, Patty! They are fun goodies for including in a care package.