Mocha Coffee Cookies

Many people order a mocha when they go to a coffee shop. It is the perfect mix of coffee and chocolate. We made the Mocha Coffee Cookies to bring that pair into a cookie. The bitterness of coffee builds a base. Then the smooth, sweet taste of chocolate follows. The two flavors mix together without one taking over. This is not a cookie with a light coffee taste. It is a real mocha experience in a cookie. It fits well in a coffee shop's pastry case. It goes great with a latte or a mocha drink.

We use a lot of good ingredients to get the taste right. The coffee comes from 2% freshly ground Colombian medium-roast coffee powder. Medium roast has a bit more fruit acidity than dark roast, and it works well with chocolate. We use two kinds of chocolate. One is 6% heat-resistant chocolate chips with 58% cocoa. The other is 3% alkalized cocoa powder. This cocoa powder gives a deeper color and a richer flavor. The coffee powder provides the first smell. The chocolate chips give a nice surprise when you bite them. The cocoa powder fills the whole cookie with a chocolate background. With these three ingredients together, eating the Mocha Coffee Cookies feels like drinking a solid mocha.

When you take the first bite, you feel the slight bitterness of coffee. As you chew, the chocolate chips start to melt, and the sweetness comes up. After you swallow, the cocoa and coffee leave a warm aftertaste. This cookie is thin and crispy. It is 5 millimeters thick. It is not too thick or soft. This texture makes you want to eat another one. The sweetness is at a medium level. It is not as sweet as many chocolate cookies. Adults like this balanced sweetness. The caffeine content is about 55 milligrams per 100 grams. This is a little more than half a cup of instant coffee. It is a good afternoon pick-me-up. The chocolate is semi-sweet with 58% cocoa as standard. You can use milk chocolate for a sweeter version, good for kids. You can also use dark chocolate with over 70% cocoa for a more bitter taste, good for heavy coffee drinkers. The cocoa powder comes from West Africa. It gives a strong flavor and a deep brown color. We suggest a small round cookie 45 millimeters wide. It is easy to package individually. The shelf life is 9 months. Chocolate and coffee are stable ingredients that resist oxidation well.