More cookies!

More treats from "I'm Dreaming of a Chocolate Christmas"!




These are "Mocha Madness" cookies.

MOCHA MADNESS COOKIE

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces and softened
1 cup tightly packed dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
3 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted
1/4 teaspoon instant espresso powder, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

8 ounces dark chocolate covered espresso beans, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups)

GARNISH

4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment or wax paper.

2. In a sifter, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand electric mixer fitted with a paddle. Mix on medium for 2 minutes, then stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle. Mix again on medium for 2 minutes, then scrape down again. Add the eggs one at a time and mix on medium until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Scrape down again. Add the melted chocolate and beat on medium for 15 seconds, until incorporated.

4. Turn the mixer down to the lowest speed and gradually add the dry ingredients; mix until blended, about 1 minute. Add the espresso and vanilla, and mix on low until thoroughly combined. Add the espresso beans, and use a rubber spatula to finish mixing the ingredients until thoroughly combined.

5. Using 3 slightly heaping tablespoons or 1 level #20 ice-cream scoop, portion 10 or 11 cookies on each baking sheet, spaced about 5 inches apart widthwise and 2 inches apart lengthwise. Place the baking sheets on the top and center racks of the oven, and bake for 12 minutes, switching the sheets between top and center racks and rotating each sheet 180 degrees halfway through the baking.
6. After the cookies have cooled, drizzle each with melted chocolate.

Makes about 32 cookies.

They are to die for! Caution- these are not the type of cookies to eat with milk before bedtime. One or two cookies is almost like a cup of coffee!

Make sure that the espresso beans are chopped well. I didn't chop mine finely enough, and had whole beans in some cookies. They still tasted great, but it's not fun to bite into a hard bean!