Chocolate Chip Cookies

I was catching up on Twitter when I noticed a new post from Paula of The Dragon's Kitchen . If you haven't visited Paula's blog, honestly, go there, so worth spending some time checking it out.

Chocolate chip cookies always seem to grab my attention and this one had a couple of ingredients I've not seen in chocolate chip cookies before. Game on... had to go to the kitchen and make them almost immediately. Can you tell I don't do well with deferred gratification :)?



Makes 18 cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup of butter, softened
1 cup of brown sugar (I used sucanat )
1/2 cup of white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoon of strong coffee (liquid)
1 tablespoon of pure maple syrup
2 1/4 cup of flour
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of cinnamon
1 1/2 - 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs (1 at a time), vanilla, coffee and maple syrup. Mix well.

2. Combine in a separate bowl, flour, salt baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Combine dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Don't over mix!

3. Add chocolate chips, gently fold them into the cookie mix.

4. Chill the cookie dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375.

5. Drop the cookies (I used a large ice cream scoop to drop the cookies on the tray, you should get 6 per tray) 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in the middle of your oven for 10-12 minutes (depending on your oven) or until the tops turn golden.

6. Remove from oven and let sit on the tray for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to cooling rack.



DEEEE LICIOUS!!!!! Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside - pure Nirvana.