Cup o’ Joe Chocolate Cookies

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookies
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1 1/2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder or granules
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/3 cup mini chips semi-sweet chocolate

Details

Servings 3
Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°.

In large bowl, mix cocoa, espresso powder and cream with wooden spoon until well blended. Crumble cookie dough into cocoa mixture; stir until well blended.

Shape dough into 30 balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Using bottom of drinking glass, flatten balls into 1 1/2-inch rounds. Press thumb into center of each round to make indentation. Fill each indention with 1/2 teaspoon chocolate chips.

Bake 9 to 13 minutes or until edges of cookies are set. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes; remove to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies