Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by happynana

"My DH asked me to make a coffee cookie using my chocolate chip cookie recipe and here is what I created. He thought I should post it. It is a sweet cookie."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 6 dozen

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups Butter Flavor Crisco
• 2 1⁄2 cups packed brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons half-and-half (can use milk)
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 teaspoons instant coffee, ganules
• 3⁄4 cup oats (I used Quaker Quick Oats)
• 2 cups chocolate chips (I use 1 cup bittersweet chips and 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips)
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream butter flavor Crisco, brown sugar, half and half, and vanilla in large bowl. Blend until well blended.
3. Beat in eggs.
4. Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and instant coffee.
5. Add to creamed mixture gradually and stir until well mixed.
6. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and pecans.
7. Drop by rounded tablespoon on ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes (Mine bake in 8 1/2 minutes).
9. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet. Remove to wire racks to cool.