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Our Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Double chocolate cookies, lava cakes, rich puddings and all kinds of brownies to satisfy your sweet tooth. Discover more Valentine's Day ideas here.

Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Chocolate Peppermint Bars
Melissa Clark
1038 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,038
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Streusel Poundcake
Melissa Clark
994 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
994
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1097 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,097
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Vegan Chocolate Pudding With Cinnamon and Chile
Mark Bittman
2055 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,055
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Gateau Reine de Saba
Nigella Lawson
453 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
453
55 minutes
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Fudge Brownies
Alex Witchel, Kate Moses
1276 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,276
1 hour, plus several hours’ resting
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Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake
Alex Witchel, "The Junior League at Home"
2348 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,348
45 minutes
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Intense Chocolate Mousse Cake
Nigella Lawson
2846 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,846
1 hour 5 minutes
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Chocolate Whiskey Cake
Melissa Clark, Marti Buckley Kilpatrick
3234 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,234
1 hour 25 minutes
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Maida Heatter’s Chocolate Mousse Torte
Margaux Laskey
817 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
817
1 hour, plus at least 3 hours' chilling
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Chocolate Babka
Melissa Clark
4049 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,049
3½ hours, plus 6 to 24 hours' rising
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Tahini Chocolate Cakes
Florence Fabricant, Maria Elia
528 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
528
40 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Chocolate-Crusted Banana Blondies
Melissa Clark
740 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
740
1 hour
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Supernatural Brownies
Julia Moskin, Nick Malgieri
3810 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,810
About 1 hour
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Chocolate-Molasses Cookies
Alison Roman
1987 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,987
About 40 minutes
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Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
401 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
401
10 minutes
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New Classic Brownies
Julia Moskin, “Alice Medrich’s Cookies, Brownies”
1560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,560
40 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Pudding Pie
The New York Times
1409 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,409
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5077 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,077
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Texas Sheet Cake
Genevieve Ko
1285 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,285
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
Margaux Laskey, Odette Williams
726 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
726
50 minutes, plus soaking
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Peppermint Brownies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
904 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
904
1¼ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,290
3 hours plus chilling
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Bittersweet Brownie Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2716 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,716
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2784 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,784
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1095 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,095
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi
Sara Bonisteel, Sheldon Simeon
900 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
900
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Cream Pie With Oreo Crust
Samantha Seneviratne
2787 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,787
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Stout Cake With Coffee Glaze
Laurie Ellen Pellicano
1129 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,129
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Malt Chocolate and Marshmallow Sandwiches
Yewande Komolafe
730 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
730
1 hour, plus 30 minutes chilling
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Genevieve Ko
4080 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,080
40 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Pudding With Raspberry Cream
Yossy Arefi
1537 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,537
25 minutes, plus chilling
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One-Bowl Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake
Melissa Clark
2411 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,411
50 minutes
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Easy
Brookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2629 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,629
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3793 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,793
20 minutes
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Whiskey-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake
Melissa Clark
2061 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,061
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Tiny, Salty, Chocolaty Cookies
Alison Roman
3351 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,351
20 minutes
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Bittersweet Chocolate Soufflé
Melissa Clark
1141 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,141
45 minutes
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Chocolate Gingerbread Cake
Yossy Arefi
407 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
407
1¼ hours
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Ruth Reichl’s Giant Chocolate Cake
Kim Severson, Ruth Reichl
2286 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,286
1½ hours
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Saltine Cracker Brickle
The New York Times, Kelly Mahoney
864 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
864
20 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Kolbasa (Russian No-Bake Fudge Cookies)
Julia Moskin, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Deena Prichep
373 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
373
30 minutes, plus 3 hours’ cooling
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Flat-and-Chewy Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Amanda Hesser
2287 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,287
30 minutes
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Chocolate Shortbread Hearts
Melissa Clark
519 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
519
1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1268 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,268
45 minutes
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Fudgy Bourbon Balls
Melissa Clark
1621 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,621
15 minutes, plus overnight resting
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1455 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,455
30 minutes
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Ice Cream Sandwiches
Samantha Seneviratne
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
35 minutes, plus cooling and about 8 hours' freezing
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Easy
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