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Mocha Hearts

Mocha Hearts

Mocha Hearts

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Mocha Hearts
4.6 rating based on 12,345 ratings
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Course: Cookie Press CookiesDifficulty: Medium
Servings

108

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A mocha-flavored cookie press recipe, shaped in hearts with a red glaze. Make mocha wreaths by using the wreath disk of your cookie press and green glaze.

Ingredients

  • For the hearts:
  • 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 large egg

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • For the drizzle:
  • 2/3 cup powdered (confectioners’) sugar

  • 2 teaspoons water

  • red food color: gel, paste, or powder

Directions

  • Make the hearts:
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, stir together the espresso powder in the water to dissolve the espresso powder. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, nutmeg and salt until well blended. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the dissolved espresso. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until well blended. Spoon the dough into a cookie press fitted with a heart-shaped disk. Press the dough out onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing the cookies about 1 inch apart. Bake the cookies for 12 minutes or until they are dry. With a metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Make the drizzle:
  • In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of the water until smooth and a good drizzling consistency. In a second bowl, wisk together the remaining 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of water, and red food color until smooth, evenly colored and a good drizzling consistency. Spoon each color into a self-closing plastic bag. Snip a tiny corner off of each bag, and drizzle both colors over cookies. Let the cookies stand at room temperature until the drizzles are dry. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
  • Variation:
  • For Mocha Wreaths, use a wreath-shaped disk in your cookie press and substitute green food color for red.

Reviews

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★★★★★
Perfect consistency to leave the cookie press, and the dough smells AMAZING. I would definitely make again. Taste great!
- A Baker

★★★★☆
Got not enough coffe taste then added more and got too much coffee. Friends at school loved them except the coffee haters
- A Baker

★★★★★
Tasty! Perfect consistency. I put less salt in than te recipe states.
- A Baker

★★★★★
these are delicous i will make them anytime!
- A Baker

★★★☆☆
to much salt good with coffe not enuogh sugar or icing
- Micah

★★★★★
I liked these cookies very much they had a delicious flavor and they looked great
- Moviestar in Ohio

★★★★☆
The cookies were good, but at first I couldn't get the dough out of my cookie press. I had to soften the dough a bit and then they came out better, but still the hearts didn't quite look like hearts. The taste was very good though. My father-in-law is a big fan of anything "coffee" and enjoyed them very much!
- Paula in Minnesota

★★★★★
This recipe worked out great, i made it for my mom and three sister and they loved it very much!!
- Tiara in Canada

★★★★★
They were so good we had to make more so we won't have to run out of them. Who ever thought of this recipe thank u for it. Now we know what to make for the holidays to come. All of our friends keep on asking me where did u get that recipe? I just told them and they loved it so much.
- A Baker

★★★★★
Well I wanted to find a rather easy recipe with my family and this one worked out great they tasted great and looked great! If you are looking for a fun recipe to do with you family this one is great!
- Nicole
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