Coffee Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Crisp on the edges, soft and chewy in the middle. Large chunks of gooey, melty chocolate and little bits of vanilla soaked crushed coffee beans make these coffee chocolate chunk cookies absolutely mouth watering!
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Whole coffee beans
- ½ teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup Salted butter softened
- ½ cup Light brown sugar
- ¼ cup Cane sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1¼-1½ cups Whole white wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Chocolate chunks dark or semi sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F
- Crush the coffee beans then mix with the vanilla in a small dish.
- Using a stand mixer or electric mixer beat together the butter and sugars on medium speed for 1 minute or until evenly mixed. Add the egg and beat on high speed 2 minutes or until lightened in color and fluffy.
- In a small bowl stir together 1¼ cups of flour, the baking soda and salt. Stir into the butter sugar stuff just until combined.
- Mix in the chocolate chunks and coffee beans. Put your finger into the dough to see if it needs more flour, it should hold its shape and lightly coat your finger. Add more flour if necessary 1 Tablespoon at a time. If you're not quite sure then do a test bake (see notes).
- Place about 2 Tablespoon scoops of cookie dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-12 minutes or until most the shine is gone and the cookies look set. Let cool on the tray for about 1 minute before removing to a cooling rack or towel.
Notes
To do a test bake place one scoop of cookie dough on a baking sheet and bake for 7-12 minutes or until most of the shine is gone and the cookie looks set. Let stand on the tray about 1 minute then cool (you can refrigerate it for a few minutes to speed the process) Taste test for doneness and texture. You will need to bake a whole tray of cookies about 1 minute longer then the single cookie.
If the cookie:
- Spreads too much and looks flat and see through; it needs more flour.
- Is hard and not chewy; it is overcooked.
- Stays in a rounded shape and doesn't flatten much; it has too much flour. Add about 1 teaspoon of milk to the dough.