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                             Mocha Cookies

Recipe By     : Cookiemania
Serving Size  : 36   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/2  c             Butter
    1/4  c             Brown sugar -- packed
  1 1/2  c             Flour
  1      ts            Baking powder
    1/2  ts            Cinnamon
  1      c             Walnuts -- finely chopped
    3/4  c             Sugar
  1                    Egg
  2      tb            Instant coffee powder --
                       - no crystals
    1/2  ts            Salt
  2      ts            Vanilla
 12      oz            Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter. Add both sugars and beat well.
Add egg and mix well. Add flour, coffee powder, baking powder, salt,
cinnamon, vanilla, and 1/2 cup walnuts. Mix well. Wrap dough in wax
paper and chill thouroughly in refrigerator (at least 2 hours).

Remove dough from refrigerator. Using rounded teaspoonfuls of dough,
shape into balls using palms of hands and place 2" apart on an
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.

Remove cookie sheet from oven and working quickly place 3 to
4 chocolate chips in the center of each hot cookie. When chocolate
has softened, spread over top and sprinkle with balance of walnuts.
Remove to wire rack and cool.


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