Chocolate Espresso Buzz Cookies

Name: Chocolate Espresso Buzz Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp cocoa powder; 355 milliliters 1- to confectioners sugar; 170 grams dark chocolate; 552 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons instant espresso; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps milk; 118 milliliters sugar; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Chocolate Espresso Buzz Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 150 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have kosher salt, to confectioners' sugar, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Melt chocolate in microwave or in a double boiler, whisking occasionally until smooth then let cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in cooled chocolate until evenly distributed.

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Chocolate

Butter

Sugar

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Whisk

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Bowl

In a small bowl mix together salt and flour. Beat flour into chocolate mixture in two additions, continuing until dough just comes together. Divide dough into two balls and chill for 30 minutes.

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Chocolate

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Flour a large work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough into a 1/8-inch thick rectangle. Use a 2 inch fluted cookie cutter (or other cutter shape of your choice) to cut out approximately 24 cookies. Arrange on baking sheets leaving 1-inch between each cookie.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Bake cookies until dry looking on the surface but not cracked, about 15 minutes.

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Let cookies cool completely.

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Make Mocha Filling: In a medium bowl, beat together butter, cocoa powder, milk, and instant espresso. Beat in one cup confections sugar. Taste and, if desired, beat in another half cup of confectioners sugar.

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Powdered Sugar