White Chip Mocha Cookies

 These are so, SO good. They are the result of experimenting with the right amounts of butter, shortening, and flour, to get the taste and texture I always crave in a cookie.

I am really picky about cookies.  They have to be soft and chewy, with slightly crisp edges.  They have to taste buttery and sweet, but not too much so.  They have to be the perfect thickness- These cookies fit the bill perfectly.  I created this recipe early on in our marriage and they are always gobbled up within a day or two.





Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter- room temperature
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 tsp instant coffee
1 cup flour
1/4 cup dark or regular cocoa powder
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla.  
• In another bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, coffee, and cocoa.  
• Add butter mixture to flour mixture and stir well with a spoon. 
• Then, stir in white chocolate and chocolate morsels.  
• Place by rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet- makes about 2 dozen.  Bake for 8-11 minutes, or until tops no longer look shiny.  
• Allow to cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheet before taking cookies off to put onto cooling rack.