Mocha walnut christmas cookies
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Semisweet chocolate chips, | 
| Divided | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Instant coffee powder | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Boiling water | 
| 1¼ | cup | All purpose flour | 
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking soda | 
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt | 
| ½ | cup | Butter, softened | 
| ½ | cup | Sugar | 
| ½ | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar | 
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | cup | Chopped walnuts | 
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Melt ½ cup chocolate chips over hot water or in microwave . Stir until smooth; cool to room temperature. In small cup, dissolve coffee in boiling water; set aide. Combine flour, soda, and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine butter, sugars and coffee; beat until creamy. Add egg and melted chocolate; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in remaining 1-½ cups chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. 
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Let stand 2-3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets; cool completely. Servings: About 24 3-inch cookies. (A heaping teaspoon got 36 today.) File