Kahlua Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Cook Time: 11 min
Level: Easy
Yield: about 34 cookies


Ingredients

1 package dry chocolate chip cookie mix, 1 pound 1 1/2 ounces, found on baking aisle
7 tablespoons softened butter
1 large egg, beaten
4 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
3 tablespoons instant espresso or instant coffee crystals
1 tablespoon ground coffee beans
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chunks (recommended: Ghiradelli brand)
4 ounces walnut pieces


Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.


Place racks in center of oven. In a mixing bowl, make a well in the center of dry chocolate chip cookie mix. Add softened butter, egg, Kahlua, instant coffee and ground coffee, chocolate chunks and walnuts. Mix well to combine all ingredients into cookie dough. Scoop with a small scoop or by heaping tablespoons and drop cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased nonstick cookie sheet or sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake cookies in batches 9 to 11 minutes or until crisp and browned at edges. Transfer to wire rack to cool and serve.

From: foodnetwork.com

Mint Chocolate Cookies with Ice cream

Ingredients

1 package store bought chocolate chip cookie mix (dry ingredients),
available on baking aisle of market (recommended: Duncan Heinz or
Betty Crocker)- check label to see what the mix-in ingredients are,
i.e. butter and egg
Green vegetable food coloring
1 teaspoon mint extract
2 pints peppermint stick flavor or mint chocolate chip ice cream

Directions:

Preheat oven according to the cookie mix package directions. Prepare
the cookie mix according to directions with the addition of a few
drops of green food coloring and the mint extract. Adjust deepness of
the color to your liking, 3 drops is enough to make it a medium color
green. Scoop heaping tablespoons of the cookie batter between 2 cookie
sheets, you should get about 2 dozen scoops. Bake cookies until just
lightly golden at the edges, remove and cool slightly. Serve with
peppermint stick or mint chocolate chip ice cream.

For a fun, tasty and minty ice cream sammy, place small scoops of ice
cream between 2 cookies. Push the ice cream to the edge and coat in
mini dark chocolate chips or chocolate shavings. Place in freezer
individually wrapped.