Cookies are not my “thing”. Mostly because they just never turn out that well. You know, soft and chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. So when, Tuesdays With Dorie baking group chose Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies for this week’s recipe I thought, “yawn.”
Then there are the ingredients … apricots (not my favorite) coffee powder – not a coffee drinker. I haven’t found any espresso powder in my travels and so I use instant coffee granules ground into a fine powder.
Oh ya, and 1 pound of chocolate. I decided to go with Ghirardelli all the way.
Cookies were made the usual way. Dry ingredients mixed into the butter, sugar, egg mixture. Stir well. Add the rest. Important step — refrigerate, a couple hours or overnight. BTW- ground coffee granules worked beautifully.
The cookies baked up stunningly delicious. I absolutely love the mocha flavor! I used 1 tablespoon of the ground coffee granules and it was just the right amount! I gave away as many as I could and had to freeze the rest to keep from eating them all! This recipe makes 4 dozen cookies.
The apricots added just the right amount of softness to the cookie. According to our neighbor who received the first pan full right out of the oven, “they were great with a cup of coffee!”
Rick Katz is the contributing baker who baked these cookies alongside Julia Childs on her PBS series, Baking With Julia. Dorie Greenspan is the author of the cookbook we are cooking our way through, Baking With Julia. Hosting this recipe is Peggy of Galettista. She will post the full recipe and details. Check it out there and add to your chocolate chip cookie arsenal. You will want to make these asap!
~Blessings, Catherine
These cookies are wonderful Chaterine! I am addicted to it’s mocha flavour!
Agness, I know what you mean! I am not a coffee drinker but these cookies ARE addicting!
Your cookies look great! And not too flat. Glad you liked them! I love the cookies I came out with after all my changes. Katrina, Baking and Boys!
Yay! Glad you liked them. I liked them. A lot. I ate more than I should have. Your cookies look and sound really tasty with the three different chocolates.
I’m glad you were pleasantly surprised by these – that’s always so fun. Your post reminded me that I still have cookies in my freezer. I’m going to have to get those out sometime soon 🙂
Love getting surprises out of the freezer!
So glad these cookies turned out great. They certainly look delicious.
Thanks so much! Sorry they aren’t gluten-free for you!
Your cookies look wonderful! I’m not a fan of dried apricot either so I left them out. I love these! The mocha flavor so compliments the chocolate.
I am just learning about how great chocolate and coffee are together — in just about everything! BTW – I hope my readers will hop over to your blog and look at your beautiful table setting, cookies and all!
Win!! Your cookies look awesome! I loved these cookies….LOVED! I was even eating the dough before baking!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. It is sure fun baking with the group.
These sound like my kind of cookie…love the addition of espresso or coffee flavor. They look perfect…glad they were a hit!
I was also surprised by how much I loved the mocha flavour, and the apricot. Mine went flat, but I managed to save them by baking in cupcake pans, phew, wouldn’t want all that deliciousness going to waste!
I loved the mocha flavor as well. Your cookies look great.
Thank you for hosting this round! So fun baking with you.
So glad you loved these, too! I think I’ve found a (dangerous) new favorite! 🙂
I agree Jessica, I am nervous that I have been trying to think up a reason to make these again … soon!
One entire pound of chocolate is great anyway you look at it right?? lol 🙂 Love your cookies they look amazing.
Thanks for stopping by Tasha. I just started following you on twitter!
I love cookies, especially the “drop cookies” (quick, easy and delicious).
The coffee added the final great touch. Not long ago I’ve read that a bit of coffee in any chocolate recipe does exhalt the chocolate taste. In this cookie it came out perfectly (and not only the chocolate taste!)
I loved them in all the variety I’ve baked them.
Long live the Mocha chocolate cookies!
Yes! Long live mocha chocolate chip cookies!
I had the same opinion before making these cookies but I don’t regret having made them! They are really good, the combination of all these ingredients give a unique flavor to these cookies!
Yours look lovely, well done!!!
Aren’t we glad we didn’t pass on this one?
Well now you have me intrigued! Who would of thought apricot!