Chocolate Espresso Crinkle Cookie

Ingredients:

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Dutch)
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 tablespoon liquid instant espresso (directions below)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Liquid espresso:
Heat ¼ cup water, add 1 tablespoon of espresso powder to water. Stir well, set aside to cool.

Directions:
Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease 2 baking sheets with butter or cooking spray.

Put the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and set aside.

In another bowl, using a wooden spoon, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt until well blended. Set aside.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar and dry instant espresso powder on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add 1 egg and beat on medium speed until blended. Scrape down bowl again. Add the other egg , vanilla and1 tablespoon of the liquid espresso and beat until blended.

Slowly add the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Beat on low speed just until blended.

Form the cookies
Using a tablespoon, scoop up a rounded spoonful of dough. Scrape the dough off the spoon into the palm of your other hand. Roll the dough into a ball. The cookie dough will be a little sticky. Roll the ball in the confectioners' sugar until covered. Place the balls on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart.
(Use the back of a fork to gently press the cookies. This step can be omitted.)

Bake the cookies
When 1 baking sheet is full, put it in the oven and bake the cookies until they are crackled and puffed, 10 to 12 minutes. Using oven mitts, remove the baking sheet from the oven and set it on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

Using a spatula, move the cookies onto the rack and let cool completely. Repeat with the rest of the cookies. Makes about 30 cookies.

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