I came up with this quick and simple recipe one evening. It’s a fantastic way to enjoy a little of sweetness without going overboard and feeling bad about it!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 36 |
| Yield: | 36 cookies |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons instant coffee
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups quick oats
- 6 ounces white chocolate chips, or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla extract, instant coffee, warm water, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until smooth. Add baking soda and 1/3 cup flour. Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until fully incorporated. Mix in oats and chocolate chips.
- Use a small cookie scoop to place 12 cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cookies sit 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Repeat 2 more times with remaining dough to make 36 cookies.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 95 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 25 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |