Cookie Recipes - Glazed Chocolate Coffee Cookies Recipe

  
 

Cookie Recipes - Glazed Chocolate Coffee Cookies

 

Ingredients

  • 3 oz/90 g semisweet/dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

  • 1 cup/150 g all-purpose/plain flour

  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 tsp espresso coffee powder

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 2/3 cup/150 g butter, softened

  • 1/2 cup/100 g firmly packed light brown sugar

  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence

FROSTING:

  • 1 1/2 cups/200 g confectioners'/ Icing sugar

  • 1 tsp espresso coffee powder

  • 1-2 tbsp warm water

Method:

  1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl set over simmering water. Sift the flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.

  2. Beat the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat for 1 minute.

  3. Stir in the melted chocolate. Mix in the dry ingredients.  Divide the dough in half.

  4. Form the dough into two 9 x 2inch (23 x 5-cm) logs, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

  5. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter two cookie sheets. Slice the dough 2/3 inch (1.5 cm) thick and place 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

  6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on the sheets until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer to racks to cool.

  7. Frosting: Mix the sugar and espresso powder in a small bowl. Stir in enough warm water to make a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over the cookies and let set.