Sunday, May 15, 2011

Maria's Killer Kahlua Cookies

Maria my Argentinian classmate shares my passion for cooking and baking. Thus in one of our class that we took together and worked on a project together all we did was shared notes and recipes. Maria baked these cookies for one of our team meeting and we chomped them down like kids. Thus I had to absolutely steal the recipe from her and make them. I had to skip the Kahlua part as I was baking these for my tiny friends. But I did make a separate batch with Kahlua as well and oh boy these cookies are good. They have the right level of sweetness and the taste of cinnamon and Kahlua is so subtle but yet so amazing. Thanks to Maria for sharing this with me and now I get to share it with my friends.


Ingredients:


2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 Tablespoon espresso powder
1 Tablespoon Kahlua
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar, packed firmly
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted & then cooled a bit
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.

3. In a small dish, dissolve espresso powder in Kahlua; set aside.

4. In a large bowl, use electric mixer to cream butter and sugars together. Add Kahlua mixture, eggs and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined. Add cooled, melted chocolate and continue to beat until it’s mixed in. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until all flour is incorporated into the dough, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. Stir in chocolate chips.

5. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls (or use a cookie scoop) 2-inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are golden brown and no longer look gooey in the middles. Cool completely on wire rack.



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