Double-Chocolate Espresso Cookies

  Desserts

Anyone who is a chocolate and espresso fan is sure to love these. Coffee enhances the flavor of chocolate in the tender chewy cookies. They’re guaranteed to wake up your taste buds.

Double-Chocolate Espresso Cookies

Average Rating: 4.642857

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 3 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • 1. In a small heavy saucepan, melt unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup chocolate chips and butter with coffee granules; stir until smooth. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
  • 2. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat sugar and eggs 3 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in chocolate mixture. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining chips.
  • 3. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until puffed and tops are cracked. Cool 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 112 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 54mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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