Shelly's Recipe

MOCHA TRUFFLE COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1/2 cup butter, cubed
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
2 to 3 tsp instant coffee granules
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Remove from the heat; stir until smooth. Stir in coffee granules; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the eggs, sugars and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; fold into the chocolate mixture with remaining chocolate chips.

Drop by round tspfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes or until tops appear slightly dry and cracked. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen.