DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MOCHA DROP COOKIES

Double Chocolate Mocha Drop Cookies image

Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories dessert

Time 30m

Yield About 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
1/4 cup brewed coffee
1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup matzo cake meal
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon kosher for Passover baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons finely ground dark coffee beans, preferably espresso

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips with coffee in a double boiler, or in metal bowl in pot of hot water, stirring until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
Cream together butter or margarine and sugars, beating until light. Mix in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla. Fold in chocolate mixture.
Mix matzo cake meal, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of ground coffee beans in bowl and stir into batter with 1/4 cup of chips. Let sit for an hour, covered.
Drop cookie dough by tablespoons onto cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Press remaining chips on top of cookie dough and sprinkle on ground coffee.
Bake for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 90, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 22 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams