Coffee and Walnut cookies
Soft and chewy cookies with crunchy nuts are the texture you get from these moreish coffee and walnut cookies. With enough sweetness that marries well with the buttery and flavourful coffee aroma, you will love the cookies.
Servings: 12 cookies
Equipment
- Mixing bowls.
- Measuring cups
- Kitchen scale.
- Measuring spoons.
- Cookie scoop.
- Baking trays
- Parchment paper
- Cookie jar with a tight lid
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour/ plain flour.
- 1 teaspoon baking powder.
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons salted butter at room temperature.
- 5 tablespoons caster sugar.
- 5 tablespoons light soft brown sugar.
- 2 tablespoon instant coffee granules.
- 1 tablespoon hot water.
- 1 egg lightly beaten.
- 1 cup walnuts roughly chopped.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃/ 356℉ at gas mark 4.
- Line a few baking sheets with parchment paper/ greaseproof paper.
- Place the all-purpose flour/ plain flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir well, and set aside.
- In another bowl, beat the butter with sugar until creamy and pale in color. You can use a handheld mixer or a standing mixer.
- Add the beaten egg and coffee mixture to the butter. Mix well.
- Fold in the flour mixture and mix until all is combined.
- Then add in the chopped walnuts, and stir well.
- Scoop the thick batter and place it onto the lined baking sheet. Make sure you leave the space between the cookie batter well apart.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until the cookies are lightly golden and firm to the touch.
- Leave the cookies on the sheet for one minute before transferring them onto a cooling rack.
Notes
- If you use unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon salt to the flour mix.
- You can use different nuts if you like. Hazelnuts or pistachios are good choices for these coffee cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 12cookies | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 415mg | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
Disclaimer
Nutritional info in this recipe is only estimate using online calculator. You should refer to it as a guide only. Please verify with your own data if you seek an accurate info.