Mocha-toffee Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons instant espresso coffee (dry)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box betty crocker supermoist butter recipe chocolate cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup toffee pieces
• 1 (3 ounce) box chocolate-covered espresso beans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 2 stir together coffee and vanilla in a small bowl until well blended.
• 3 in an electric mixer combine the cake mix, coffee mixture, eggs, and butter until well blended. stir in chocolate and toffee chips.
• 4 drop dough by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 (optional- at this point you can hide a chocolate covered espresso bean in the center of each dough ball before placing onto the cookie sheet- it's a nice surprise).
• 6 bake 7-9 minutes or until the surface appears dry. allow to cool for 1 minute before removing onto a wire rack.