Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate + Coffee = Mocha, its very own flavor combo.
Chocolate Chip Cookies + Coffee = Pure deliciousness, a chocolate chip cookie for grown-ups, spiked with java, crisp and perfect for dunking.
But that's a little long, right? So let's just call them Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fresh from the Oven & Comforting. Crisp & Sweet, Perfect for a Coffee Break. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Potluck & Party Friendly. Easy DIY.

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• "I love these cookies!" ~ Julie

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Today's recipe was published in a food magazine, no surprise there, but in an ad for a food processor. Mix up a batch of cookies in a food processor?! Whatever! (And my recipe below uses a regular mixer, not a food processor.)

While I can’t imagine cooking without a Cuisinart, the hand mixer I bought for ten bucks many years ago serves well. The Maytag man should be so lonely.

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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

(formerly called Mocha Morsels)
Mixing time: 10 minutes
Baking time: 30 – 40 minutes
Makes 5 dozen medium cookies

• 1 cup (100g) chopped pecans


• 1-1/2 tablespoons instant espresso powder or instant coffee granules
• 1 tablespoon hot water


• 1 cup (8oz/225g) butter, room temperature
• 2/3 cup (132g) brown sugar
• 2/3 cup (132g) white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon (yes, tablespoon) vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, fluffed to aerate before measuring or 250g
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
• 1 cup (175g) mini chocolate chips

Heat the oven to 350F/180C with a rack in the center position.

TOAST THE PECANS Spread the pecans in single layer on a baking sheet and toast in the oven (while still heating up) until the nuts are aromatic, about 10 minutes.

MIX THE COFFEE FLAVORING Stir together espresso powder / instant coffee and water in small dish, stirring until the coffee granules dissolve.

MIX THE DOUGH With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl until they're light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla and espresso/water mixture; combine well. Measure the flour, baking soda and salt into batter. Use a spoon to stir these together lightly, then mix in well with the mixer.

ADD CHOCOLATE & PECANS Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans by hand.

BAKE Cover baking sheet with parchment. Using two spoons, one to scoop and one to scrape, form cookies on baking sheet, leaving space between for spreading. Bake 10 – 12 minutes or until golden brown, skewing for less time for chewy cookies and more time for crispy cookies.

FREEZE FOR LATER After baking, these cookies freeze well. But my favorite way to freeze cookie dough is to freeze the dough itself. Form into scoops and freeze on a plate (without touching) on a plate or something that'll fit the freezer. Transfer to a freezer container, separating the frozen scoops with wax paper. Freeze for up to a couple of months. When ready to bake, just heat the oven and arrange the frozen scoops on a baking sheet, no need to thaw first. The baking time may be a minute or two longer.

ALANNA's TIPS Toasting nuts in a pre-heating oven is a simple trick. The hot nuts will cause the chocolate chips to melt, slightly, an effect I like. If you don’t, let the nuts cool before adding. Except for exacting pastries, home cooks rarely need to separately sift or stir together dry ingredients. To counteract settling, do always stir flour before measuring, however. Then pour the flour and the other measured dry ingredients into the mixing bow and stir together lightly with a spoon but without incorporating into the creamed mixture. Look for mini chips from Nestle branded "Special Dark". They're extra good! To save time and conserve energy, buy extra sets of inexpensive measuring cups and spoons to store inside ingredient containers. My flour bin holds a half-cup measure and a tablespoon (and a butter knife for stirring and leveling), the baking powder box a half-teaspoon. If like me, you can’t keep your fingers out of the cookie jar, make a half batch (still using one egg) or deliver a plateful to thin neighbors.

NUTRITION INFORMATION Per Cookie: 82 Calories; 5 Tot Fat; 2g Sat Fat; 11mg Cholesterol; 47mg Sodium; 9g Carb; 0g Fiber; 6g Sugar; 1g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS Old Points 2 & PointsPlus 2 & SmartPoints 4 & Freestyle 4 & myWW green 4 & blue 4 & purple 4 This recipe has been "Alanna-sized" with reductions in sugars and portion size and increases in low- or no-calorie flavorings. To return to the original amounts, use an additional 1/4 cup brown sugar, an additional 1/4 cup white sugar and an additional 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips.

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