{"id":46636,"date":"2025-12-15T06:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=46636"},"modified":"2025-12-15T06:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:42:04","slug":"chocolate-espresso-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/12\/15\/chocolate-espresso-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Espresso Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/12\/15\/chocolate-espresso-cookies\/chocespcookies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChocEspCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChocEspCookies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChocEspCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChocEspCookies.jpg?resize=640%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChocEspCookies.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChocEspCookies.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every holiday cookie tin needs a really good chocolate cookie. This chocolate espresso cookie has melted chocolate and espresso powder in the batter, and is topped off with chocolate chips. It&#8217;s the perfect symphony of chocolate and coffee! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons milk<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon espresso powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chocolate chips &#8211; for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Pour the cup of chocolate chips and butter into a small bowl, microwave in 30 second increments, stirring after each round until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside to cool a bit.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly add the melted chocolate to the large bowl with the wet ingredients, mix until well combined. Add the flour mixture, then chill for an hour.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 325\u00ba. Scoop tablespoons on a parchment lined baking sheet, garnish with reserved chocolate chips, and bake for 11 to 14 minutes. Makes 24 cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every holiday cookie tin needs a really good chocolate cookie. This chocolate espresso cookie has melted chocolate and espresso powder in the batter, and is topped off with chocolate chips. It&#8217;s the perfect symphony of chocolate and coffee!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[176,1238],"tags":[97,6221,1071,2399],"class_list":["post-46636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-chocolate-cookies","tag-cookies","tag-espresso"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-c8c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36948,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/09\/coffee-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":46636,"position":0},"title":"Coffee Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"December 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"These cookies, paired with a cup of coffee on a cold afternoon is pure bliss! 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