Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cup sugar, divided
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. sea salt*
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon, divided
• ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 ¼ cup flour 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Beat together 1 ½ cups sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add cream of tartar, baking soda, cocoa powder, ½ tsp. cinnamon, and cayenne powder.
4. Beat in flour.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. Mix together remaining ¼ cup sugar and ½ tsp. cinnamon. 8. Roll heaping tbsp. of dough into balls and roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Drop 2 inches apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 375° for 10 minutes.