Milk Chocolate Espresso Cookies |
|
 |
Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 2 |
|
Chocolate... espresso.... cookie.... Couldn't pass this recipe up when finding it in The Washington Post. Adapted from a recipe by Rachel Thebault, owner and head confectioner of Tribeca Treats in New York City. Saving for making later (still awash in Christmas cookies here! LOL). I like to make the dough & refrigerate - then scoop what I want & re-fridge the rest for fresh cookies another time. Hope these will work that way - bet they will. Chocolate... espresso.... Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour, about (225 grams) |
11 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (77 grams, not dutch-process) |
4 tablespoons instant espresso powder, such as medaglia d'oro brand (22.4 grams) |
2 teaspoons baking powder (5.4 grams) |
11 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (167 grams) |
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided (313 grams) |
1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
2 large eggs |
14 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped |
Directions:
1. For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, 3 tablespoons of the instant espresso powder and the baking powder in a medium bowl; whisk to mix well.
3. Combine the butter and 1 cup of the sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer. Beat on medium speed for 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract, then the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce the speed to low, then add the flour mixture; beat until almost all streaks of flour are gone. Stop the mixer to add the milk chocolate chunks; beat on low speed until just combined.
4. For sprinkling: Combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with the remaining tablespoon of instant espresso powder in a shallow bowl; mix well.
5. Scoop the dough into mounds (about 1 tablespoon), then dip or roll them in the sugar-espresso mixture. Place them 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheets. Bake one sheet at time for 10 minutes, until the cookies are softly set, then cool completely (still on the sheet) on a wire rack. Repeat as needed to use all the dough.
|
|