½teaspoonsalt (increase to 1 if using salted butter)
8ozsalted butter
1cuppacked brown sugar
½cupgranulated sugar
2tablespoonsinstant coffee
2tablespoonsmilk
2largeegg
2teaspoonvanilla extract
8oztoffee bits
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chunks OR cinnamon chips
⅔cupsliced almondstoasted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Beat butter and both sugars together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Dissolve instant coffee in milk. Beat in coffee mixture, eggs and vanilla.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and stir until mixed. Reserve about ¾ cup toffee bits; stir remaining toffee bits into dough. Drop by heaping tablespoons about 2-inches apart onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Combine chocolate chunks, almonds and reserved toffee bits; set aside.
Bake 4 minutes. Remove from oven; press cookie flat with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle ½ heaping tablespoon almond-toffee mixture onto each cookie. Using the back of the measuring spoon again, lightly press topping into dough to form a larger round cookie.
Continue baking for another 8 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set. Do not over bake. Slide parchment with cookies onto a wire rack to cool.