Recipe: Mocha-Walnut Cookies [edit]

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream butter. Add both sugars and beat well. Add egg and mix well. Add flour, coffee powder, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, and 1/2 cup walnuts. Mix well. Wrap dough in wax paper and chill thouroughly in refrigerator (at least two hours). Remove dough from refrigerator.

Step 2

Using rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, shape into balls using palms of hands and place 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes.

Step 3

Remove cookie sheet from oven and working quickly place 3-4 chocolate chips in the center of each hot cookie. When chocolate has softened, spread over top and sprinkle with balance of walnuts. Remove to wire rack and cool.