



Dark chocolate cookies infused with espresso powder. Once you’ve had one you will be craving a plateful!!! They are really easy to make, and since they are a cut-out cookie they can be made in any shape you want. Aren’t the plain round ones so fun though???





Here’s how to make them: (printable recipe)

INGREDIENTS: (makes 36 medium cookies)

2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened

1 1/2cups sugar

2 eggs

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 teaspoons instant Espresso Powder



2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS:

Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.

Mix in eggs and then cocoa.

Place vanilla and Espresso Powder together in a small cup until coffee dissolves. Add this mixture to the batter and mix until completely incorporated.

Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until smooth (use clean hands at the end, to knead into a soft ball of dough)

Wrap in plastic and chill for at least one hour.

Allow cookie dough to soften a little at room temperature

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Roll out cookie dough on floured counter.

Cut into desired shapes and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake for 8 to 11 minutes until the edges are firm.

Gently slide parchment paper off of cookie sheet and onto a flat surface. Cool completely before removing cookies from paper.





You can serve these cookies plain, or with a little cocoa powder sprinkled on top, or you can ice them.

I iced these with royal icing that I added a little espresso powder to.

For my royal icing recipe and techniques, click here.

To get the tiny heart shape at the center I used a little melted chocolate. While the icing is still liquid, pipe a little circle just a bit above the center of the cookie. Use a tooth pick to pull down through the icing and the chocolate, making a heart. Allow the icing and chocolate to harden completely. Enjoy!!





My thoughts: These are SO GOOD!!!! I’m on a diet….and I wanted to eat them all….but I didn’t. I gave them away. sigh.

These are simple to make and probably the easiest cut-out cookie dough I’ve ever worked with. Not sticky or fussy at all! I adore anything with coffee in it, so I would add even more espresso powder next time. Make them to your taste by adjusting the amount you add. Paired with a cup of coffee, they are just…..perfect! Enjoy!!! ~r





A few other desserts that would go well with your coffee: