Double-dark Mocha Drops

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon espresso powder
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dutch cocoa (or dutch-process cocoa)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups cappuccino chips (or a mixture) or 2 cups cinnamon baking chips (or a mixture) or 2 cups chocolate chips (or a mixture)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f lightly grease two baking sheets, or line with parchment.
• 2 combine the butter, sugars, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder in a mixing bowl.
• 3 beat until the mixture is smooth.
• 4 add the egg and vanilla, and again beat till thoroughly combined. the mixture will look a bit grainy; that's ok.
• 5 beat in the cocoa.
• 6 add the flour, beating slowly to combine.
• 7 add the chips, mixing till they're well-distributed.
• 8 drop the dough by teaspoonfuls the prepared baking sheets. a teaspoon scoop works very well here. if the dough begins to stick, simply dip the scoop in cold water. space the cookies at least 1" apart.
• 9 bake the cookies for 8 minutes; the cookies should seem barely done. if you attempt to pick an oven-hot cookie off the baking sheet, it'll fall apart.
• 10 allow the cookies to cool right on the baking sheet.