Busters Recipes

Mocha Cookies

makes 6 dozen

2 cups butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
pinch of salt
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals (smash to a powder)
1/2 cup bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add in vanilla and salt .
Add flour, baking powder, and coffee "powder".
Shape into walnut-sized balls and place 2" apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Flatten with a fork in a crisscross pattern (like peanut butter cookies).
Bake 15 minutes or until golden.
Remove to a wire rack to cool.
Melt chocolate.
Drizzle over the tops of cooled cookies.