Chocolate Chip Coffee Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
18 mins
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Total Time
28 mins
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Servings
15 cookies (using a medium ice cream scoop)
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Calories
335 kcal
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Cuisine
International
Chocolate Chip Coffee Cookies
Description
The cookies use melted dark chocolate combined with cocoa powder and espresso powder for an intensified chocolate and coffee flavor. A blend of light brown and white sugar helps establish a balance of sweetness and moisture. Butter and vanilla create a tender base, while the addition of an egg binds the dough. Leavening with bicarbonate of soda provides slight lift and chewiness.
Chopped nuts and large chunks of dark chocolate are folded in, adding crunch and melty pockets throughout the cookies. The dough is portioned into mounds without flattening, allowing the cookies to bake into a crisp outside with a soft, chewy center.
The recipe calls for baking at a moderate temperature to gently cook the cookies while preserving their texture. Adjusting baking time can accommodate different cookie sizes and desired doneness.
Using a kitchen scale for ingredient accuracy and avoiding overmixing helps maintain an ideal texture. The instructions advise monitoring bake time closely and recommend small adjustments as needed based on oven variations.
Ingredients
- 125 grams dark chocolate fully melted
- 150 grams all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder levelled, good quality, 30g
- 2 tablespoons espresso powder levelled
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 125 grams butter room temperature, unsalted
- 80 grams light brown sugar
- 50 grams white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 300 grams dark chocolate slabs, not choc chips, roughly chopped
- 80 grams nuts like walnuts or pecans, of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Melt 125g of dark chocolate in the microwave until smooth and fully liquid.
- Chop the nuts and cut the 300g dark chocolate slabs into large chunks.
- Sift together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the softened butter, light brown sugar and white sugar. Using an electric hand whisk (or stand mixer), beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the melted chocolate to the butter and sugar mixture and beat until fully combined.
- Next, add the vanilla extract and egg, then beat until well combined.
- Add all the dry ingredients and beat on low until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Finally, fold in the chopped nuts and chunky chocolate, making sure they're evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Use a medium cookie or ice cream scoop to place mounds of dough onto the lined baking sheet. Leave about 7 cm between each mound and avoid flattening the tops.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Avoid piercing any chunks of chocolate, as they may make the cookies appear undercooked.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Avoid overmixing the dough to keep cookies tender; mix only until ingredients combine.
- Use a kitchen scale for precise ingredient measurements to improve consistency.
- Do not flatten dough balls before baking to promote a crispy exterior and chewy center.
- Baking time may vary by oven; check cookies after 18 minutes and adjust accordingly.
- Larger cookies will require longer baking times, while smaller ones will bake faster.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15cookies (using a medium ice cream scoop)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 335kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 167mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 340mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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