12 days of christmas cookies: white chocolate mocha cookies

i know, i know, it's the day after christmas. but i have one more christmas cookie recipe to share with you. my starbuck's guilty pleasure is definitely a white chocolate mocha. something about it screams "holidays" to me. maybe it's because it is so rich, delicious, and full of sugar. so for all the white chocolate mocha lovers out there, here's a cookie i hope you'll enjoy just as much...

white chocolate mocha cookies

ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. instant coffee powder
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips

preheat the oven to 350 F. combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl [flour, coffee powder, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder]. in a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. add the egg and vanilla extract. mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. dough will be thick, so add 2 tbsp. milk and continue to mix. fold in the white chocolate chips.

scoop cookie dough onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 350 F for 9 minutes. let cool for about 15 minutes before transferring. 

to see more from the 12 days of christmas cookies, go here.

hope you had a very merry christmas!!