Chocolate Espresso Cookies

By bigbare

Ingredients

• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons, sugar
• 3 teaspoons finely ground dark roast coffee
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Melt unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup chocolate chips and butter. Stir until smooth.
3. Whisk eggs, ground coffee and sugar until until a soft ribbon forms when lifting whisk. Beat in chocolate mixture. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into mixture. Stir until just combined. Add remaining chocolate chips. Stir until just mixed.
4. Drop batter 2 inches apart on greased or parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until puffed and cracked on top. Remove from oven and cool 1 minute on sheet; transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 2 dozen.