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Title: Mocha Truffle Cookies
Categories: Cookie Holiday
Yield: 30 Cookies
| 1/2 | c | Margarine or butter |
| 1 1/2 | c | Semisweet chocolate pieces; |
| . (divided use) | ||
| 1 | tb | Instant coffee crystals |
| 3/4 | c | Granulated sugar |
| 3/4 | c | Brown sugar; packed |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 2 | c | Flour; all-purpose |
| 1/3 | c | Unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
Preheat the oven to 350øF.
In a large saucepan melt the margarine or butter and 1/2 cup chocolate pieces over low heat. Remove from the heat. Stir in the coffee crystals; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugars, eggs and vanilla.
In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Stir into coffee mixture. Stir in the remaining 1 cup of chocolate pieces. Drop dough by rounded Tbsp onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for 1 minute before removing from sheets.
Makes about 30 cookies.
Nutritional Information: per cooky: 150 calories, 6g fat, 90mg sodium, 14mg cholesterol, 36 percent of calories from fat. Second Place, Chocolate Chip Winner From the Dallas Morning News Holiday Cookie Contest Baked by: Joyce L. Cimbalista, Plano ** The Dallas Morning News -- Food section -- 11 Dec 96 **
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