Salted Mudslide Cookies.
Really! I swear. It’s not scary.
Be a cool person. Because cool people also put booze in their cookies. Yessss.
Mudslides were one of those drinks that I thought were insanely cool when I was 13 or 14 years old. I probably hadn’t even drank a cup of coffee at that point, but I had quite a few licks of coffee ice cream and maaaaybe even a few sneaky sips of Baileys on the rocks come holidays. I was well aware of the magic marriage between coffee and chocolate.
A few summers ago at the beach, my uncle started blending mudslides one afternoon, changing up the typical bourbon/rum punch flow of the day. Mother Lovett – who rarely strayed from her bourbon + ginger ale – started to feel left out and decided that she too wanted a mudslide. But she didn’t ask for a mudslide. She asked for a mudslinger.
[You know… kind of like the time she thought Obama’s name was “Omaha” for two weeks and asked every Sunday if we could take a quick stop at “Louie’s” to looks at flowers. Lowes. It’s LOWES!]
So Mother Lovett, mudslinger in hand, got her drank on while sitting approximately 5 inches from the big screen TV so she could adequately hear Dr. Phil while the rest of us sat at the pool drinking, reading, and being occasionally obnoxious.
By the time we came back up to our condos to get ready for dinner… she was MIA. Couldn’t find her anywhere! It was only after we turned down the blaring TV that we heard snoring and unexpectedly found her passed out, face-up, mudslinger glass in hand on her bed. Someone made those mudslingers a little strong…
Now I can’t ever drink a mudslide without thinking of Mother Lovett drunk as a skunk. And the fact that I put salt on my cookies most likely has her rolling in her grave. She definitely wouldn’t be down with this trend.
But it’s 2011 people! Times are a’changing. Put some bacon in your cupcakes, some salt on your cookies. Trash it all up a little. It tastes good. You won’t hate it.
While on vacation two weeks ago, my mom and I spotted giant salted mudslide cookies inside a bakery case in the cutest little general store. And boy… were they giant. I’m talking like the size of my head. Unfortunately chocolate was the last thing on my mind as I had successfully consumed my second salted caramel gelato of the day mere minutes before, but I tucked the idea away safely in the back of my mind. I can’t do my dang multiplication tables but I sure can remember what recipes I want to create.
I topped these cookies with sea salt flakes that I also found while on vacation. I had only been looking for sea salt flakes for oh… four years or something like that. Flakes my friends… not crystals or little chunks. And why order them online? I’d rather pay triple for it on vacation in a cute little foodie store. So that there I did.
And while I’m telling you what to do? Use chocolate chunks instead of chips. See that gooeyness down there? Chunks. Do it.
Salted Mudslide Cookies
adapted from the giant rainbow cookies
2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) of unsalted butter, melted and cooled for 10-15 minutes
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup coffee liqueur + 1 teaspoon (Godiva, Kahlua, etc)
1 cup chocolate chunks
sea salt for topping
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix the flour, cocoa, coffee powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix the melted butter and sugars until they are combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and stir until mixed. Stream in coffee liqueur and mix. Gradually add flour and mix until a dough forms – it will look crumbly at first, but it will come together. I even used my hands to help at one point. If you find you absolutely need more liquid add in a teaspoon of coffee liqueur, but it should come together. Fold in the chocolate chunks. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
Remove dough from the fridge and roll into golfball sized balls. Set on a non-stick baking sheet with 2 inches between each. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set and the middles are still soft. The centers should be puffy. Do not over bake. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with sea salt. Let cool completely then dig in!
Can I have another?
199 Comments on “Salted Mudslide Cookies.”
mmmm that chocolate gooeyness is incredible. I love chocolate chunks, they are superior to morsels :)
Oh geez – bang goes my diet. I can feel the pounds being added just by looking at those photos!
Do you have a matching dribble of melted chocolate on your chin by any chance?! ;-)
yummm. these look incredible. like, make me want to stop for booze on the way home from work so I can make them tonight incredible. thanks!
Yes, please! I’ll trash my cookies up any day. ;-) Loving the chocolate chunks. Oh man. Yum.
These are beautiful! This is one recipe that makes me want to drop everything and run to the store for ingredients!
I like to make something similar to this- chocolate chip cookies filled with fresh caramel and then topped with flaky sea salt. Heaven in cookie form. Thanks for this recipe! I have to try it soon.
I.need.those.
The flakes look so neat– def. worth the extra money! :) These look delish.
Okay..now I’m hungry! I have forgotten what life was like before people put salt in their cookies. I seem to remember it wasn’t pretty.
Okay I love that story about Mother Lovett – HILARIOUS!!!
Still drooling over the breakfast hash!
I knew there was a reason I had really been craving some cookies! I am all over anything with Kahlua in it.
hahaha i love picturing mother lovett snoring in front of the TV…hilarious! come to think of it i could really use a mudslinger right about now… ;)
Hahah I love the Mother Lovett stories! And Baileys during the holidays… it just wouldn’t be Christmas without it! ;) Looks awesome Jess!
If you say the salt addition is good, then I’ll try it :)
Ahh you come up with better ideas than anyone! I so love it. So. so. love it. I cannot wait to make these. I made the cake batter martinis last weekend. A few mishaps (like spilled an entire bottle of Creme de Cacao in the car but whatever!) Thanks for the great ideas!
Glad you liked them! I’ll mourn the spilled creme de cacao for you.
Oof. YES.
These cookies look incredible! I love that insanely rich chocolate appeal:-)
Um, WANT
These look AMAZING, Jessica! I love that you are using the CI’s cookie base for your new cookie creations-I love that recipe! I also love your Mother Lovett stories…they make me laugh out loud! :-)
Yum, love salted chocolate goodies. It’s a good thing our pilot light is out or I’d be whipping these up stat!
I love Mother Lovett stories!!! She was quite the character…I don’t even know her yet can see how much she is missed.
I dig spiked cookies.
What a wonderful post and the bedside vigil for Mother Lovett. You’re a great storyteller, Jessica. And these cookies!! Perfect for someone who’s PMS-ing…or not!
My husband calls Cuba Gooding Jr. CUBAN Gooding Jr.
Drives. Me. Crazy.
But if I hate about 5ish of these cookies, I probably wouldn’t care anymore.
Bookmarked. These look kind of like the sambuca cookies I make around the holiday season every year, but actually a whole lot better (and those sambuca cookies are yummy!). These might have to be a replacement.
I rarely drink, but i love mudslides. I had my first one onour honeymoon and have been hooked ever since. I reactes almost like mother l, passing out on a raft.on the pool! The cookies look perfect
They are like dessert in a glass!
Salt + chocolate = heavenly! I think if Mother Lovett tasted them she’d change her mind ;)
I almost feel like is an unfair recipe because usually we get to choose whether to make it or not, but in this case it’s just too good not to make! Don’t worry, though, unfair is fine by me. :)
I am dying over here about the “mudslinger” and “Louie’s”!!! Sounds just like my mom! No matter how many times I correct her she always says “Cilantra” (for cilantro) Mind you, we do not live in the south nor do we have any sort of southern accent…a very strong Minnesoooootan accent actually.
My mom also says “avocada” and “potata,” but I blame that on her Pittsburghese more than her age.
Oh, these just sound amazing! I am going to have to be a cool person soon!
Ahh those look great. Love your stories about Mother Lovett – reminds me so much of my goofy grandma who still to this day pronounces my cousin Chad’s name as ‘Shad’.
LOL!
Cool people ABSOLUTELY put salt on their cookies. (I do this too, so obviously the conclusion was easy to draw, haha).
These look awesome. Like, I wish I could reach into my screen right now and be eating them.
Wow, gooey chocolate, sprinkles of salt AND booze. SIGN ME UP!
I am all for booze in cookies! I’m iffy on the salt, but I’m sure you know what the heck you’re talking about, so I’ll try it! :)
I promise it’s delish. :)
I remember when mudslides were the bees knees when I was a kid. My neighbors mom would drink them every day and I thought they were frozen chocolate milk so I would always try to steal the mix from the fridge. It never worked.
I know!!
I not a coffee person but I do want to try salting the tops of my cookies! Salty and sweet are good together and it looks cool to boot!
I’m not a coffee drinker (unless there is some baileys in it) but these look too good not to try
I swear i spend my week eating healthy recipes and then the weekends are devoted to making yummy food Jessica creates
Weekends are my favourite :) :) :)
I made those cookies you posted a few weeks ago…the peanut butter chocolate chips ones. HOLY CRAP.
And there was much rejoicing.
But I got the most compliments for the sea salt I sprinkled on top. Kuddos!
Oh man, you are going to make me fat! I can’t look at those photos and not make these cookies asap. WOW! yummy gooey goodness and salt — my favorite. I often add my coarse grey salt to cookies, instead of kosher, because I love the big bites of salt mixed with chocolate.
ps – my mom likes to say, it’s “roar” outside – she means raw. it’s funny every time – she’s lived in PA for over 35 years, but her NY accent still shows itself!
Hahaha I would have never guessed that meant raw!
DEATH. BECOMES. ME.
I agree, hipsters put salt on their cookies, and we’re….hip…sters….right?
These look amazing! And I have all the ingredients in my house right NOW!
I love when that happens! Thanks much!
These look fabulous! Can’t wait to try them!!!!
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These look fabulous!
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Booze in cookies? This would be perfect for the holidays!
This is your best Mother Lovett story yet! So hilarious.
Have you seen Trader Joe’s new Sugar, Chocolate, & Coffee Bean Grinder yet? I have a feeling that would be delicious on top of these cookies! (I promise this isn’t a plug for my blog, but if you want to see what the grinder looks like, here it is: http://wp.me/p1pM1L-1DN) I know how you love Trader Joe’s and I’m sure you could come up with a million great uses for this thing! :)
I’ve seen it, but my TJ’s isn’t carrying it! UGH! It’s killing me.
Girl, email me your address and I will mail you one! Not even joking! I owe it to you for all of the delicious recipes you inspire around here. :)
I just found pink Himalayan Sea salt ( on the bottle is says ‘Jurassic Salt’ *snort*)
anyway I’ve been looking for recipes to use it ;) thanks!
ahh… mudslides……
Love pink himalayan salt!
Mother Lovett sounds just like my mom! A few examples: she went to a mexican restaurant and had a wonderful chimi-chang-chang, she likes to keep up with her friends on Spacebook, and one of her fav TV shows is Big Time Loser. Oh, and the president is Baracko Bama. We call these “shirleyisms”.
PS: the cookies look amazing!
Okay, you definitely know what I’m talking about… lol! You know the newspaper the Penny Saver? Mother Lovett called it the Penny Loafer!
That chocolate oozing out of the cookies makes my mouth water. I love how coffee makes chocolate taste even more chocolate-y. Match made in heaven!
oh. yum. These look insane! I will have to email this recipe to my mother in law! She’d love it too!
These look and sound amazing! Definitely will be making these for my getaway trip this weekend. My friends will LOVE them!!