Caffeinated Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Unsalted butter - (1 1/2 sticks) - room temperature
1 1/4 cups	200g / 7.1oz	Light brown sugar - (packed)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Espresso powder
		= (sold at Italian markets and
		Specialty stores)
1		Egg
2 tablespoons	30ml	Kahlua
		= (or other coffee-flavored liqueur)
1 3/4 cups	109g / 3.8oz	Flour - see * Note
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Coarse salt
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Chocolate chips
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Chopped pecans

Recipe Instructions

* Note: If you want more chocolate flavor, add 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa with the flour.

Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

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.

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.

This recipe yields about 48 cookies.

Each cookie: 100 calories; 52 mg. sodium; 12 mg. cholesterol; 6 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 12 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 1 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 03-19-2003

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