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Mocha Chip Cookie Recipe

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By Polly Conner
January 20, 2014 | Share:

These mocha chip cookies are light and fluffy. You'll love the dark chocolate chips and the hint of coffee. They're sure to be a hit at your next gathering!

I’ve got another dangerous cookie recipe to share with you. These mocha chip cookies are moist, chewy and a delicious combination of chocolate with a hint of coffee. Not only are the cookies amazing but the cookie dough is to die for!

My little gal proved to be a great helper in the kitchen when making these. That is if you define helping as tasting various ingredients and attempting to stir with her hands.

These mocha chip cookies are light and fluffy. You'll love the dark chocolate chips and the hint of coffee. They're sure to be a hit at your next gathering!

Despite managing the eager toddler hands as I made these, they turned out great. The original recipe is actually a peppermint mocha cookie recipe but I’m not a huge fan of peppermint so I just excluded that ingredient and they turned out great.

These mocha chip cookies are light and fluffy. You'll love the dark chocolate chips and the hint of coffee. They're sure to be a hit at your next gathering!

These mocha chip cookies are light and fluffy. You'll love the dark chocolate chips and the hint of coffee. They're sure to be a hit at your next gathering!

Hope you get a chance to try these out! Check out other dessert ideas in our recipe index.

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Mocha Chip Cookies

  • Author: Thriving Home
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 12 mins
  • Total Time: 27 mins
  • Yield: 2 dozen 1x
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Description

These mocha chip cookies are light and fluffy. You’ll love the dark chocolate chips and the hint of coffee. They’re sure to be a hit at your next gathering!

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 1 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
  • (optional) 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (cocoa, flour, coffee, baking powder and salt.) Add to wet ingredients and fold in dark chocolate chips.
  4. Drop tablespoons of dough onto lined sheet trays and bake for 12 minutes. Let cool completely.
  5. Optional: Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave (stirring after each 30 second interval) and scoop into a small plastic bag. Snip off end and drizzle cooled cookies with white chocolate.

 

The BEST Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

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By Polly Conner
December 13, 2013 | Share:

If you're looking for the BEST snickerdoodle recipe, stop. You've found it.

Tomorrow I am contributing to a cookie exchange at my small group’s Christmas party. I found it only reasonable that I try a few recipes out before I chose which one to make for the masses.

For some reason, snickerdoodle cookies sound great in the winter. I mean they are great year round but something about the cinnamon sugar coating and the warm, soft middle is even more appealing in the winter months.If you're looking for the BEST snickerdoodle recipe, stop. You've found it.

If you are looking for a GREAT snickerdoodle cookie recipe, go no further. Stop searching. Don’t try anything else. You have arrived.

I’m a cookie snob and THESE are on the top of my list. I also really like them because my 2 year old can be part of the process in a non-destructive way by rolling the dough into cinnamon sugar.

If you're looking for the BEST snickerdoodle recipe, stop. You've found it.

I was impressed by her self-control in not eating any of the dough throughout the process but I couldn’t keep her from licking the “sand” off of her fingers.

Here they are all ready to pop in the oven.

If you're looking for the BEST snickerdoodle recipe, stop. You've found it.

Feel a sweet tooth coming on tonight? Here’s how to make these bad boys:

If you're looking for the BEST snickerdoodle recipe, stop. You've found it.

Enjoy and make sure to check out other desserts in our recipe index!

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The BEST Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

  • Author: Thriving Home
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 14 minutes
  • Total Time: 29 minutes
  • Yield: 16-18 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

These snickerdoodles are always a favorite with their soft, chewy middle and the delicious cinnamon sugar mixture on the outside.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Cinnamon sugar mixture for rolling:

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. In large bowl, mix together the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  2. In another bowl combine the rest of the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar).
  3. Mix dry ingredients into the wet.
  4. Refrigerate dough for 30-60 minutes.
  5. Scoop a small amount of dough out and roll into a small ball (I’d say a little smaller than a walnut).
  6. Roll dough into cinnamon sugar mixture.
  7. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes and no more. The cookies will seem a bit undercooked but they will continue to develop after they are removed from the oven.