Name: Dark Side Star Wars Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 9 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup mini milk chocolate chips; 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Come to the dark side—we have cookies! Make a batch of triple chocolate Star Wars cookies to get your family to join you for a movie marathon.

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This post was first published in April 2016; it was updated in 2025 to improve cookie texture and photography.

I’ve been dreaming up this recipe for years. It’s a running joke (or Internet meme) the dark side of the force has cookies to entice you to join them. I mean, surely Darth Vader likes cookies with 2 kinds of chocolate chips.

These dark side cookies are the perfect treat for Star Wars Day. They’re soft and crumbly and taste delicious with a glass of blue milk.

If you’re looking for something on the lighter side, you might also want to make my Star Wars BB-8 cupcakes.

A glass plate filled with Star Wars dark side cookies.

How to make dark side cookies

Note: I used a stand mixer for this recipe. If you don’t have one, I recommend at least a hand mixer for creaming the butter and sugar together unless you’ve got Jedi-like arm muscles.

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Cream the butter and sugar.

In the bowl of the stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar using the paddle attachment.

Creaming together butter and sugar in a stand mixer.

3. Add egg and vanilla.

Add the eggs and vanilla and blend until mostly smooth. Scrape down the sides with a spatula if necessary.

Blending eggs into the butter-sugar mixture in a stand mixer.

4. Combine and add dry ingredients.

In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, combine the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend until evenly combined.

Flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a measuring cup.

Blending chocolate cookie batter in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.

5. Add chocolate chips.

Use a spatula to gently fold in both types of chocolate chips.

Pouring a measuring cup of chocolate chips into the bowl of a stand mixer.

Using a spatula to fold chocolate chips into cookie dough.

6. Portion and bake cookies.

Scoop the cookie dough by large tablespoons onto the baking sheet and flatten just a bit. They don’t spread much. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 9 minutes per batch.

A dozen scoops of raw cookie dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then remove them to a cooling rack to completely cool.

A dozen chocolate cookies cooling on a baking sheet.

These dark side cookies would be a perfect addition to a Star Wars party. Of course, even if you’re not a Star Wars fan, these triple chocolate cookies are a treat any day of the year.

Two dark side chocolate cookies on a napkin beside a glass of blue milk.

Printable recipe

Yield: About 36 cookies