You Need These Dark Espresso Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup medium-roast coffee grounds
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

Preparation

  • Heat the oven to 350 F. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl, whisk together and set aside. Blend together in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer or whisk) softened butter and both white and brown sugar until well combined.
  • Add into the butter and sugar mixture, both eggs, coffee grounds and vanilla and beat until smooth and glossy.
  • Using a measuring cup, slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the butter mixture and blend until dough begins to form and pull away from the sides of the bowl.
  • Move the dough to the fridge to chill while the oven preheats.
  • Once the oven has preheated, remove the dough from the fridge and using a medium-sized (1 1/2 tablespoon) cookie scoop, place cookie balls 2 inches apart on a non-stick cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes and remove from oven, allowing to cool on the cookie sheet for an additional 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to finish.