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:
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Everything you do is perfection, I really enjoy each post. Your recipes and photo’s are just so good. I love these cookies and I would do the espresso royal icing. Love the little chocolate heart in the middle, the cookies are just beautiful.
If you could see all of the things I make that are not perfection you would laugh! Thank you so much- you are just so sweet!!
These cookies look perfect! I absolutely love anything coffee flavored, I need to try this recipe!
Thank you!! These are very coffee flavored! If you like coffee you will love these cookies!
Royal icing! So proud of you!
Why thank you dear Megan….piping royal icing in a simple circle is much easier than all the other crazy shapes I’ve tried. I might actually like it in just a circle. It really tasted yummy anyway!! {hug!}
Your cookies look so perfect and delicious! Mocha cookies with coffee are a perfect match!
Love these Ruthanne! Very pretty cookie! Sometimes it’s the simply decorated cookie that shines! And of course you cannot go wrong with chocolate and coffee!
Thank you!!!! I agree– coffee and chocolate are perfect together in anything!!
These look delicious! I absolutely adore the heart-shaped icing. Thank you for posting!
Thank you!!!
W0w! they look perfect!
Thank you 🙂
These look fantastic, and I can never resist the mix of chocolate and espresso. Wishing I could grab a couple of these cookies for breakfast this morning!
They are really good for breakfast– nice to meet a fellow breakfast cookie-eater!!
How pretty! The pictures are great!
Thank you so much!!!
This I have to try! Great photos.
Thank you!!!!! I have a list of your recipes I want to try too! So many recipes, so little time….!
I was curious as to the texture of the cookies. Are they soft and chewy like a brownie? Or hard like a ginger bread man?
They are not crunchy, but a dense chewy cookie that holds its shape really well when cut into shapes. It is honestly one of my very favorite cookie recipes. I love these SO much.
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I made a half batch of these cookies (with a few modifications), thanks for a great recipe!
http://mindfullycathy.wordpress.com/2014/12/28/hand-dipped-chocolate-espresso-cookies/
You’re very welcome!!!!
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These look absolutely delicious! I have a batch in the Oven right now. Was wondering if I could keep the remaining dough in the freezer? And how long would it last for?
Good question! I don’t know though!! You can freeze the baked cookies, but I’m not sure about the dough. If you try it, will you let us know how it goes for you?
Is it okay to freeze if already frosted? I need to make a great deal of cookies for an occasion so freezing is necessary. Any other recommendations for cookies that freeze well?
Yes- these should freeze well ahead of time. Oreo pops keep for a long time- without freezing- and I have mint brownies that freeze GREAT.
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Can I use regular espresso? Or does it have to be instant powder.? These look amazing by the way.
You can use regular espresso! Thank you!
Your link for royal icing does not work.
Hi Beth- Thanks for this info! I checked it, and it worked for me. It is a pdf- so possibly your computer just didn’t bring it up for you? SO sorry you had a hard time finding it. Here is a link directly to the blog post for this icing: https://easybaked.net/2011/08/30/moms-sugar-cookies-with-royal-pain-in-the-butt-icing/
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