Coffeehouse Caramel-Dark Chocolate-Latte Cookie

Name: Coffeehouse Caramel-Dark Chocolate-Latte Cookie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1/3 cup shortening; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 tablespoons hot caramel ice cream topping; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons dark roast instant coffee granules; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups (9 ounces) dark chocolate chips

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield about 3 dozen

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Test Kitchen Approved

These taste like my favorite coffee house drink in cookie form. They're crispy outside, but soft in the middle. —Angela Spengler, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons hot caramel ice cream topping
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons dark roast instant coffee granules
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups (9 ounces) dark chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, ice cream topping and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, coffee granules, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 123 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 76mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

These taste like my favorite coffee house drink in cookie form. They're crispy outside, but soft in the middle. —Angela Spengler, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

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