Coffee Lovers Chocolate Chip Cookies

The perfect combination of rich coffee flavor and chocolate in a crispy cookie. I cut this from a magazine years ago.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 60 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  slivered almonds
• 1⁄2 cup instant coffee powder
• 2 2⁄3 cups flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Grease two large baking sheets and set aside.
3. Spread almonds in a baking pan and bake until golden, about 10 minutes.
4. Let cool.
5. In a cup, dissolve coffee powder in 2 tablespoons hot water and set aside to cool.
6. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
7. With an electric mixer set at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
8. Beat in cooled coffee, eggs and vanilla.
9. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture.
10. With a wooden spoon, stir in chocolate chips and almonds.
11. Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets 3 inches apart.
12. Bake until edges start to brown, about 10-12 minutes.
13. Cool on baking sheets for 3 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool.