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Coffee Cookies is a quick and easy cookie recipe that is sure to be a favorite for coffee lovers because it is packed with instant espresso and chocolate. Sweet, chewy, and delicious!
If you're craving more delicious cookie recipes, then be sure to try making a batch of Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Shortbread Cookies, and Snickerdoodle Cookies.
I love coffee. I believe it is because I was allowed to drink coffee at an early age. I’m talking about early like before I could walk type of age. My mom loves to tell the story about how my grandmother would dip a piece of biscuit into coffee and I would beg for more. That was probably before the whole coffee stunts your growth saying was well-known.
I also grew up watching my dad drink copious amounts of coffee each day and now that I am older, I still do not quite understand his love for instant coffee. But, to say that I got my love for coffee honest would indeed be a fact. With that being said anytime I see an opportunity for me to add coffee into a recipe, then I certainly will do it.
Today I will share with you my recipe for coffee cookies. That is right…coffee and cookies together. This recipe is quick and easy with few ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your kitchen. This recipe also uses instant espresso coffee (Hi Dad!) that you mix with warm water while making the recipe.
I love the combination of coffee and chocolate because the coffee seems to intensify the flavor of the chocolate. Speaking of chocolate, I only added in ¼ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips, because I wanted more of a plain cookie, but you could add in more chocolate and even some chopped nuts as well. I will warn you that when baking these cookies your house will smell so good and I know that is what usually happens when you make homemade cookies anyway, but these cookies will fill your home with the scent of freshly brewed sweet coffee.
I am not even kidding…these coffee cookies smell amazing!
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What ingredients for this coffee cookie recipe?
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Instant espresso coffee
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate chips
How to make cookies with coffee:
Begin this recipe by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and set aside.
In a small bowl, stir together the instant espresso powder and the warm water until the instant espresso has completely dissolved.
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer on low speed, mix together the sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla extract until fully combined. Mix in the coffee mixture followed by the flour mixture until combined.
Turn the mixture off and gently fold in the chocolate chips or chopped chocolate and spoon the cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, in 1 heaping tablespoon of cookie dough, spaced at least an inch apart.
Place into the oven and allow the cookies to bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set and the cookies are soft and puffy. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing them. Serve the cookies warm or once they have cooled completely.
Tips to make the best coffee cookie:
- Use semisweet chocolate chips or some of a chopped chocolate bar. If you use the chopped chocolate it will melt and make the cookie chewy and fudgy.
- Be careful not to overbake these cookies. They will be soft once removed from the oven, but they will become chewy as they cool.
- The cookie dough will be soft and that is completely normal. If you find the dough is too soft to scoop, simply place it in the refrigerator for a few minutes before scooping to bake.
- These cookies can also be frozen and baked later.
Need a few more easy cookie recipes? Try these:
- Funfetti Sugar Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
- Freezing Cookie Dough
- Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Have any comments, questions, or other delicious ways to use these Coffee Cookies? Please share them in the comments below!
📖 Recipe
Coffee Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons instant espresso coffee or powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons warm water
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
Instructions
- Begin this recipe by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir together the instant espresso powder and warm water until the instant espresso has completely dissolved.
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer on low speed, mix together the sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla extract until fully combined. Add in the coffee mixture and the flour mixture and mix to combine, careful not to over mix.
- Turn the mixture off and gently fold in the chocolate and spoon the cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, in 1 heaping tablespoon of cookie dough, spaced at least an inch apart.
- Place into the oven and allow the cookies to bake 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set and the cookies are soft and puffy.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing. Serve the cookies warm or once they have cooled completely.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
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Notes
- Use semisweet chocolate chips or some of a chopped chocolate bar. If you use the chopped chocolate it will melt and make the cookie chewy and fudgy.
- Be careful not to overbake these cookies. They will be soft once removed from the oven, but they will become chewy as they cool.
- The cookie dough will be soft and that is completely normal. If you find the dough is too soft to scoop, simply place in the refrigerator for a few minutes before scooping to bake.
- These cookies can also be frozen and baked later.
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Hadrian
If I don't have chocolate chips can I substitute with cocoa powder instead?
LaKita
I would not substitute cocoa powder, but you can use a cut up chocolate bar instead.
Judy M
Just took my first batch out of the oven and will be making a double batch next time….they are delicious! And so easy to put together. Thank you for sharing
LaKita
Thank you Judy, so happy to hear that you gave the cookie recipe a try and enjoyed it 🙂
Cristina
Was wondering if are able to make this with brown sugar instant of white and if so would it be a 1:1 ratio? I really like soft and chewy cookies so didn't know if by using brown sugar would make it extra soft and chewy. TY
LaKita
Yes Cristina, you can substitute light brown sugar instead of granulated sugar at a 1:1 ratio. Hope this helps.
DaniElle Boyd
Just made these and A-mazing! The only adjustment I made was I added 6 teaspoons instead of 4 and they turned out with the right amount of coffee flavor.
LaKita
Thank you so much DaniElle!
Lesley H
Awesome, easy! My 7yo helped make these and we LOVE them!
LaKita
Thank you so much, Lesley! I'm so happy to hear these cookies are 7 year old approved!!! 🙂
Stephanie
Hi Lakita,
I followed your recipe and the cookies tasted great! However my cookies didn’t look like yours. Mine looked puffy. Wonder if my measurement for some of the ingredients were wrong? Thanks! 😊
LaKita
Hi Stephanie! I'm not sure what may have happened, but glad they tasted great!
Gwen Hazard
HI LaKita! Like you, I've been drinking coffee since I was little and it brings back good memories of family and home. My Italian relatives joke that Italian babies drink it in their bottles! Question: I have a hard time with chocolate. Is there something else I could use in the cookie recipe to replace it?
LaKita
Hi Gwen! I can certainly relate 🙂 You can just omit the chocolate or substitute it with cacao nibs.
Deborah Kuhnen
My didn't look at all like yours, but they turned out really well. I doubled the recipe and used 1/3 cup instant coffee granules to get a stronger coffee flavour. I used 1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Took them to work and they were a hit! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe 🙂
LaKita
Thank you Deborah, glad to hear they were a hit!
Gita Patel
Cant wait to make these and enjoy them with coffee. Any advice on how to make it vegan? A good substitute for the egg?
LaKita
You can use an egg replacement or combine 1 tablespoon of ground flax meal with 2 1/2 tablespoons water and stir until it thickens.
S
Made these & used monk fruit sweetener in place of granulated sugar, & a bit less of it. Used Lily’s choc chips. Love that the cookies are not too sweet, more coffee flavor than a sweet rich cookie, which is what I like! Will post on IG, thanks!!
LaKita
Great, thank you!
Lisa
These are heavenly! The combination of coffee and chocolate is hard to beat. My family loved them and I love how easy they are to make. Thanks so much.
LaKita
Hi Lisa! So glad to hear you and your family enjoyed this cookie recipe.