MOCHA TRUFFLE COOKIES
"These double-chocolate cookies have a soft trufflelike center, a crispy outside, and a delectable coffee flavor."
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter (I use unsalted)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces (I use 3 oz Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate, chopped)
1 tablespoon instant coffee crystals (I use 1 1/2 Tbsp instant espresso)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar (I use dark brown)
2 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Dutch processed)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces (I use Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate chips)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F (325 F for dark pans). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. In a large saucepan, (I use a double boiler), melt butter and the 1/2 cup chocolate pieces over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in coffee crystals; cool 5 minutes. Stir in sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
3. In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Stir into chocolate/coffee mixture. Fold in the 1 cup chocolate pieces. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets.
4. Bake about 10 minutes. (Do not overbake! Cookies should remain very soft, almost raw to the touch in the centers; the edges will become crunchy when cooled).
5. Let cool 1 minute before removing from sheets to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 30 cookies. (2 1/2 dozen)
Edited from Better Homes and Gardens
"These double-chocolate cookies have a soft trufflelike center, a crispy outside, and a delectable coffee flavor."
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter (I use unsalted)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces (I use 3 oz Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate, chopped)
1 tablespoon instant coffee crystals (I use 1 1/2 Tbsp instant espresso)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar (I use dark brown)
2 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Dutch processed)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces (I use Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate chips)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F (325 F for dark pans). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. In a large saucepan, (I use a double boiler), melt butter and the 1/2 cup chocolate pieces over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in coffee crystals; cool 5 minutes. Stir in sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
3. In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Stir into chocolate/coffee mixture. Fold in the 1 cup chocolate pieces. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets.
4. Bake about 10 minutes. (Do not overbake! Cookies should remain very soft, almost raw to the touch in the centers; the edges will become crunchy when cooled).
5. Let cool 1 minute before removing from sheets to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 30 cookies. (2 1/2 dozen)
Edited from Better Homes and Gardens
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