Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Special treat for coffee lovers

Chocolate chip coffee cookies are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, loaded with chocolate chips, and have a rich coffee flavor. Coffee cookies make a delicious treat for anybody especially coffee lovers.

Ingredients:

• ⅞ cup (200 g) unsalted butter,
• ¾ cup (130 g) sugar, preferably brown,
• 2 eggs,
• 2 cups + 1 tbsp (270 g) all-purpose flour,
• ½ tsp baking powder,
• ½ tsp salt,
• 4 tbsp (20 g) instant coffee and 1 tbsp. (10 ml) milk OR single shot of espresso (30 ml) and 1 tsp coffee extract,
• 1 ¾ cup (200 g) chocolate chips or chopped milk chocolate.

Process:

Preparation:

• if you are using milk chocolate chop it into a raisin-size bits,
• preheat the oven to 160° С (325° F),
• if you prefer cookies with a chewier texture, melt the butter, and then cool to room temperature, otherwise, bring the butter to room temperature.

Wet ingredients:

• if you using instant coffee and milk, mix them in a small bowl, you should get paste-like consistency, if some of the coffee granules doesn't dissolve, that's fine,
• in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar (with a mixer, use high speed),
• add the eggs, and either coffee mix or espresso shot and coffee extract,
• beat until smooth.

Dry ingredients:

• sift the flour and baking powder together,
• stir in the salt.

Mixing the dough:

• add the dry ingredients into the wet one,
• stir until everything is incorporated (with a mixer, use low speed),
• add the chocolate chips or chopped chocolate.

Baking and serving:

• line a baking tray with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray,
• using a large spoon, form equal size rounds of dough (leave enough space between each cookie as they will spread out a bit as they bake),
• (optional) refrigerate for 15 minutes before baking,
• bake the cookies for about 15 minutes,
• once done, cool for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack,
• allow to cool completely before serving.