Best Chocolate Chunk Mocha Cookies Recipes

MOCHA WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugars, eggs, instant coffee, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Pour over butter mixture and beat until combined. Fold in white chocolate chunks using a spatula. Cover dough and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheets.

MOCHA ICE CREAM SANDWICHES WITH MACADAMIA NUT-HAWAIIAN VINTAGE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Let the ice cream soften at room temperature until a spreadable consistency, about 5 minutes.
• In a shallow dish, spread the toasted coconut.
• Place one 1/2-cup scoop of ice cream in the center of 6 cookies. Press down on the ice cream with the scoop to push the ice cream out to the cookies' edges. Top with the remaining cookies, pressing together to form sandwiches. With a butter knife, smooth the ice cream around the edges. Roll the sandwiches in the toasted coconut and place on a baking sheet. Freeze until just firm, about 10 minutes before serving. (Or, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and keep frozen until ready to serve.)
• In the top of double boiler set over medium high heat, melt the chocolate. Remove from the heat.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the cream to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until slightly thickened. Whisk 1/2 cup of the hot cream into the egg mixture. Whisk in the coffee powder. In a slow, steady stream, gradually add the egg mixture to the pan of hot cream. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon and reaches 170 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and strain the mixture into a clean bowl through a fine mesh strainer, pressing against the strainer with the back of a spoon. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla. Pour into a container and cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap, pressing down against the surface to keep a skin from forming. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• When cold, pour into the bowl of an ice cream machine. Churn and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream has come together, transfer to an airtight container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, almond extract, and vanilla and mix well.
• Onto a sheet of waxed paper or into a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix well. Fold in the chocolate and nuts.
• With a 1/4-cup scoop, portion out the dough onto the baking sheet, leaving 2-inches between each piece. Bake until the edges are golden brown but the centers are still slightly soft, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. With a spatula, transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool before assembling the ice cream sandwiches.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK-MOCHA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the first 4 ingredients together; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and next 3 ingredients together until creamy.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Gradually add in flour mixture, beating on low speed until blended.
• Fold in chocolate chunks.
• Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated 350° oven for 10-12 minutes or until puffy.
• Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes; remove to wire racks, and let cool 30 minutes or until completely cool.
• Make frosting: stir together the first 4 frosting ingredients until smooth.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, stirring until creamy.
• Spread cookies with Mocha Frosting.
• Dust evenly with powdered sugar, if desired.

MOCHA CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, coffee powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl to blend; set aside. Put the butter in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or work with a hand-held mixer) and beat on medium speed until the butter lightens in color. Add the granulated sugar and beat for about 30 seconds, just to blend. Add the brown sugar and beat for another 30 seconds. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each addition. The mixture should be light and fluffy; if necessary, beat 1 more minute. Add the vanilla and beat until blended. Turn the mixer speed down to low and add the dry ingredients, mixing only until they are incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer and clean the paddle and the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the chocolate chunks and the apricots, if you're using them, and stir them with the spatula to distribute evenly.
• Chilling the Dough: Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for several hours, or overnight, to firm.
• Baking the Cookies: When you are ready to bake, position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line two heavy-duty baking sheets with parchment paper. (If you do not have very heavy baking sheets, double up the pans - these cookies need heavy sheets so that their bottoms don't burn.) Using a heaping tablespoon of dough for each cookie, drop the dough onto the lined sheets, leaving at least 2 inches of space between each mound of dough so that the cookies have room to spread. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans front to back and top to bottom halfway through the baking period, until the center is just baked - they'll still be soft to the touch. Use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to cooling racks to cool to room temperature. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Storing: Wrapped in plastic bags or in tins, the cookies will keep at room temperature for 2 days. They can be frozen for up to a month and should be thawed at room temperature.