Since becoming pregnant I have realized just how much I really miss coffee.
Now there are two things that I do know regarding this situation: one, decaf is a possibility. I know this and hate decaf with a passion – the flavor is off and I just don’t like it. And two, I know that I am allowed to have limited amounts of caffeine – something I have taken advantage of once or twice to cure a headache.
But when I say I miss coffee I mean I miss the big-‘ol-mug-a-joe, the over-sized cup from Starbucks (to be fair I can hardly finish a tall from there – but still, I miss it), the massive plastic cup from home filled with homemade iced coffee. THAT’S the thing that I miss when I say I miss coffee.
Oh, and the buzz. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss that because, well, it sure is nice to wake up with that.
The other day Nate was telling me that I never ever make him chocolate chip cookies. HA! That guy – what a joker. So in order to prove him wrong I made a big batch of chocolate chip cookies and then stirred in a some über-concentrated coffee. Bake ’em up nice and fluffy and we had a plate of cookies that neither of us could put down.
Who says you need a cup of coffee to give you a buzz?
MOCHA COFFEE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tbsp instant coffee or espresso powder mixed with 1.5 Tbsp hot water until dissolved
- 2 1/2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cream together the butter and sugars. Add the vanilla, eggs, and coffee powder mixture and mix until combined. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt and mix into the wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before baking. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until the bottom is just browned slightly. Let cool for about 5 minutes before removing to a rack or eating.
Ah yes, cookies. The pregnant woman’s cup of coffee…and you know what? I think I’m OK with that!
i have one question for you pregnant ladies that seem to think that eating caffeine in these cookies is different than drinking coffee. What is the difference between a cup of coffee and a handful of these cookies? You’re still ingesting caffeine and if you’re getting a buzz off them then it really defeats the purpose of not drinking coffee to begin with.
Oh ya and we’re going to be making them. They look delicious. Although we were thinking of replacing the instant coffee with a shot of espresso.
I wouldn’t say that I got the same kind of buzz from these cookies, but you’re right in that there’s not a difference between eating cookies with coffee in them vs. drinking the real deal!
I LOVE the shot of espresso idea – I think it’ll work perfectly and taste delicious!
I wanted to let you know these are seriously the crack of all cookies! Dang girl – what a recipe. This has replaced all chocolate chip recipes for good. My husband never likes anything I bake, and I think he housed half a recipe in one night. Side note: too lazy for individual cookies, so I cook them in a large 9X9 dish for about 30 min and cut them into squares. Deliciousness!
Love that last photo. Can’t wait to try these
Mmm I want some of these! They look ridiculously good!
I miss coffee at the moment, no I’m not pregnant, I just don’t really like black or plain milky coffee and i can’t afford to splurge on coffees from Starbucks or Costa often enough for my liking 😛
These sound amazing! I know when I’m pregnant I will miss coffee like crazy too!
Glad you found your fix 😉
I love the combo of chocolate and espresso…I’m glad coffee in your cookies is OK and you get to enjoy them!: )
im dying to hear more about your experiences being pregnant.. and maybe some bump pictures?? 🙂
thanks Jillian 🙂 I actually have a separate page called ‘The Dish’ where I talk about pregnancy stuff and have a few photos!
those look delicious! i love the super melt-y/chewy middles…my kind of cookie!
Your cookie recipes make my heart sing. If only I could use pregnancy as an excuse to eat an entire plate of these. Instead, my excuse is gluttony.
Oh, yum.
A cup of really good coffee is something I miss right now, too. You’re right-decaf is just not the same. But these cookies? They look fantastic- such a great way to get a little coffee back into my life without too much caffeine:-).
ooh, i made some espresso chip cookies a few months ago – they’re so addicting! i love mocha flavored cookies.
Oh gosh, I’m bookmarking this right now to try. These look and sound wonderful. I may even be tempted to dip them in a cup of hot coffee.
Love that last photo! Looks so yummy!
Super yum! Did they get too runny? I want to try! I worked at Starbucks still I was nine months pregnant with Goooner and had maybe 4 grandes a day of white mocha or latte or something… 😉 She was NOT underweight at 8.67 pounds!!!! Good idea to keep you and baby healthy BUT, when you DO need caffiene, little one will survive and then so will Mama. 🙂
I think I’d contemplate pregnancy if these were my “coffee” everyday 🙂
I think I’d miss the “routine” of coffee more than anything if I couldn’t have it. I love mornings with my 2 big cups of it.
I heart coffee and chocolate so no surprise I would love these. I always hated missing out on coffee and sushi. And beer. Those three were by far the hardest to give up for 9 months!
Mmm! Coffee and chocolate chips…sounds like a pretty perfect combination to me!
The bonus of me making these would be that I’d get them all to myself…Dan doesn’t like the taste of coffee 😉
MMM I’m definitely bookmarking and making these!
these would last 30 seconds here. seriously.
Sigh. I miss coffee too. I was drinking it in limited amounts during the first trimester (about a half a cup a day), but now I’ve cut it out completely. I’m drinking tea as I write this, in fact. Stupid TEA. Not the same!!!! 🙂
Um, I want these for breakfast. The coffee would totally wake me up. 😉
WOW…I’m not pregnant and I would like one (or five) of these for breakfast! 🙂