Spiced Mocha Chocolate Cookies

By keenan

Spiced mocha chocolate cookies are great with a spiced mocha latte! The two together are a perfect pair to make you day great!

Ingredients

• 1 (16.5 ounce)roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
• 1/4 cup sweet orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper, cayenne
• 24 chocolate covered espresso beans
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon baking cocoa

Preparation

Step 1

Let cookie dough stand at room temperature for 10 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°Fahrenheit.

In large bowl, break up cookie dough; add marmalade and pecans. In small bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, coffee granules, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and red pepper; stir into dough mixture with wooden spoon until well blended.

Shape dough into 24 (about 1 1/2-inch) balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Gently press 1 espresso bean into center of each cookie.

Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until tops are cracked and edges are set. Let stand on cookie sheet 1 minute; remove to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, milk and 1 tablespoon cocoa until smooth and well blended; drizzle over cookies. Let stand about 15 minutes until set.