Kahlua Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Submitted by Kree

"I know, I'm going Rachael Ray crazy. But just look at these! Don't they make you drool? She spelled them "Kahluha", but I just changed it to the usual spelling."

 

• Ready In: 21mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 34 medium cookies

ingredients

• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package dry chocolate chip cookie mix, found in baking aisle
• 7 tablespoons softened butter
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 4 tablespoons Kahlua or 4 tablespoons other coffee liqueur
• 3 tablespoons instant espresso or 3 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
• 1 tablespoon regular grind coffee (beans)
• 1 cup bittersweet chocolate, chunks (Rachael recommends Ghiradelli brand)
• 4 ounces walnut pieces

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Place racks in center of oven.
3. In a mixing bowl, make a well in the center of dry chocolate chip cookie mix.
4. Add softened butter, egg, Kahluha, instant coffee and ground coffee, chocolate chunks and walnuts.
5. Mix well to combine all ingredients into cookie dough.
6. Scoop with a small scoop or by heaping tablespoons and drop cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased nonstick cookie sheet or sheets lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake cookies in batches 9 to 11 minutes or until crisp and browned at edges.
8. Transfer to wire rack to cool and serve.

Reviews

[Mean Mary]

This is a good basis for trying other flavors. I used a peanut butter cookie mix, what I had on hand. I don't like coffee so eliminated that. Instead of Kahlua, I used Frangelico (hazelnut flavored) and coarsely chopped hazelnuts. Very good, I shared with friends and hid some in the freezer. Thanks for posting.

 

[Jupiter1300]

My friend used to make these for parties, and I loved them so much, I demanded the recipe, which I only now see has been on this site for years! This recipe is SO simple and delicious. I'll agree that depending on what kind of instant coffee/espresso you use, the coffee flavor can be very strong, but it's just a matter of tweaking that ingredient to your own tastes to make them out of this world!

 

[Hey Jude]

My husband and I both love chocolate and coffee but, I'm sorry, the coffee flavor and texture was too strong for us. I halved the 1 T. regular grind coffee, thinking it sounded too strong, and it was still too much of a raw coffee flavor. I'm sorry Kree, I wanted to like this but it was too heavy on the coffee.