From Jenna: I received this recipe from Latte Luck Café when I finished the crossword puzzle of the day and was treated with the cookies as my reward. They are delicious, and the recipe is so easy. Okay, it's not five ingredients, but it is two six-ingredient recipes merged into one, if you look at the butter to vanilla extract ingredients as one "recipe", and the flour to baking powder ingredients as the other. Easy-peasy. I love the flavor of coffee in this. If you want a deeper flavor, use espresso beans.
Yield: 24 - 30 cookies
- 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons ground coffee
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and light brown sugar. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla.
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In a small bowl, whisk together flour, ground coffee, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
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Drop dough by rounded, walnut-sized spoonfuls on the baking sheet. These do spread so don't put them too close, about 12 cookies per baking sheet.*
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Bake until cookies are golden at the edges, about 8 - 10 minutes.
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Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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*Use a new piece of parchment paper for each batch, if necessary.
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If dough is too sticky to work with, refrigerate for 30 minutes.