Chocolate Coffee Almond Cookies

Submitted by Bettie #2

"From a 2005 Cookies magazine, these are great cookies, better after they sit for at least a day!"

 

• Ready In: 34mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 40 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup instant coffee crystals
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3⁄4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Dissolve coffee crystals in hot water; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, baking soda and salt until well combined.
4. Beat in coffee mixture, eggs, and vanilla.
5. Beat in as much flour as you can then stir in any remaining flour.
6. Stir in choclate chips and almonds.
7. Drop dough in heaping teaspoons 2-inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake in a preheated oven 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Reviews

[MarthaStewartWanabe]

These cookies are delicious but don't pack much coffee flavor, and I had to make some adjustments for them to come out properly. Plus I would suggest calling them "Coffee Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies", since this title better represents them. I was concerned they wouldn't raise enough due to the small amount of baking soda the recipe called for, so I increased the amount to 1 tsp. instead of 1/4 tsp. I also needed to add a substantial amount of flour (3 1/2 cups instead of 2 2/3 cups), as I was afraid the cookies would spread too much and burn. Otherwise, they turned out beautifully buttery and moist with crispy golden edges. Thank you for a lovely cookie recipe! (Made for SUMMER COMFORT CAFE 2009)