Caffeinated Cookies
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 8:39am

Ingredients




cup unsalted butter - (1 ½ sticks) room temperatu
cup light brown sugar - (packed)
2 tablespoons espresso powder
(sold at Italian markets and specialty stores)
1 egg
2 tablespoons Kahlua
(or other coffee-flavored liqueur)
cup flour - see * Note
1 teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

1 * Note: If you want more chocolate flavor, add 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa with the flour. 2 Heat the oven to 375 degrees. 3 Cream the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy; scrape down the sides of the bowl often. Beat in the espresso powder, then the egg, then the Kahlua. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and whisk to blend. Gradually beat into the batter. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans. 4 Drop the dough by well-rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until firm around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. (Do not overbake.) Let stand 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool. 5 This recipe yields about 48 cookies. 6 Yield: 48 cookies