COFFEE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies image

These cookies are a step above any you have ever tasted.

Provided by Cindy Carnes

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¾ cup blanched slivered almonds
⅓ cup instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons hot water
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, softened
1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Toast almonds in oven for 10 minutes or until brown.
Dissolve coffee in 2 tablespoons hot water. In a separate small mixing bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.
Beat butter and sugar in an electric mixer at a medium speed until fluffy. Pour coffee, vanilla and eggs into the butter mixture; mix well. Reduce mixer's speed to low and slowly pour flour mixture into the butter mixture.
Fold chocolate chips and almonds into the dough. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 3 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.9 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Cholesterol 12.8 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 60.9 mg, Sugar 9.4 g