Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso Cookies

Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso Cookies

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Servings Size:

  • makes approximately 14 cookies

Measurements:

(Recipe in grams below!)

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup butter

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1 tbsp molasses

  • 2 & 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/4 cup grinded coffee beans (or grounds) or 3 tbsp instant espresso powder

(1 cup brown sugar for coating)


Why measure in grams?

If you ask any bakery how they measure, most will say they measure in grams. Measuring by weight is more reliable for desserts because some recipes don’t specify if you should pack your ingredients and do not take into account how different people measure their ingredients.

A common mistake people make in measuring ingredients is when measuring brown sugar. Brown sugar is clumpier than normal sugar because it is mixed with molasses. 100 grams of white sugar is equivalent to 100 grams of packed brown sugar—though most people don’t pack their brown sugar the same way, so you will most likely not get the same measurement unless using a scale.

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Measurements In Grams:

Cookie Dough

  • 226 grams butter

  • 200 grams brown sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 6 grams vanilla extract

  • 16 grams molasses

  • 300 grams All-Purpose Flour

  • 4 grams baking soda

  • 2 grams baking powder

  • 12 grams grinded coffee beans (or grounds) or 12 grams instant espresso powder

(200 grams brown sugar for coating)


Kitchen Equipment

  • Stand mixer with paddle attachment OR medium sized bowl with whisk and rubber spatula

  • oven tray

  • parchment paper

  • large cookie scooper (~1/3 cup)

  • circular cup/cookie cutter (optional)


 

Instructions:

  • Step 1

  • Preheat oven to convection 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Beat room temperature butter and brown sugar with a whisk or paddle attachment (stand mixer) until mixture turns an off-white color (1-2 minutes).

  • Step 2

  • Mix in egg, vanilla extract, and molasses until combined.

  • Step 3

  • Add All-Purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and coffee ground/espresso powder into the mixture. Fold in dry ingredients.

  • Step 4

  • Scoop 1/3 cup of cookie dough, roll in brown sugar, and place cookie dough balls on a parchment paper lined tray.

  • Step 5

  • Bake cookies for 10-11 minutes.

  • Step 6

  • For perfectly circular cookies, use a circular bowl/cup/cookie cutter and swirl around your fresh cookie to make edges clean.

  • Then let cookies sit on tray for about 10 minutes before removing.

  • Step 7

  • Eat fresh or store in an air-tight container for up to 8 days!

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