Chocolate Coffee Cookies

Chocolate Coffee Cookies

What better combination is there than coffee and chocolate? These cookies prove it!

This recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Chocolate Coffee Cookies Ingredients: 
¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed 
½ cup white sugar 
½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature 
½ cup vegetable shortening 
1 large egg, beaten 
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
2 teaspoons Original Blend coffee grounds, pulverized 
¾ cup flour 
1 teaspoon baking soda 
½ teaspoon salt 
1 cup dark chocolate chips, preferably Italian 
½ cup almonds, chopped roughly

Directions: 
Preheat oven to 350°F and move the oven rack to the second-lowest position. Grease a large cookie sheet and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream together the brown and white sugars and with the butter and vegetable shortening. If using an electric mixer, do this for two minutes. Beat in the beaten egg and the vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, sift together the coffee grounds, flour, baking soda, and salt, and then add to the cream mixture, beating until well incorporated. 
Add chocolate chips and nuts and mix lightly.
Using a large tablespoon, drop a spoonful of batter onto the cookie sheet, allowing about an inch in between for them to spread slightly.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, checking at 8 minutes to avoid over baking.
Remove the pan, allow the cookies to cool, then place on a wire rack to continue to cool.

Nutritional info calculated for a serving size of one cookie (0.84 oz) provided by www.foodcalc.com
Calories 120 
Calories from Fat 70 
Total Fat 8 g 12% Daily Value
Saturated Fat 4 g 20% Daily Value
Trans Fat 0 g 
Cholesterol 15 mg 5% Daily Value
Sodium 70 mg 3% Daily Value
Total Carbohydrates 13 g 4% Daily Value
Dietary Fiber less than 1 g 12% Daily Value
Sugars 10 g 
Protein less than 1 g 
Vitamin A 2% Daily Value
Vitamin C 0% Daily Value
Calcium 2% Daily Value
Iron 2% Daily Value