On a lark, I decided to make some cookies with some more adult flavors. I decided I wanted something with coffee and some spice. Normally I would just go google for a recipe, but this time I instead tried ChatGPT. To me surprise, it gave me a surprisingly good recipe. I’ve tweaked it a little, to reduce the sugar and to add cayenne powder and walnuts, but the bones of this were done with AI.
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ cups (140 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- A generous amount of salt (½ – 1 tsp)
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 60 g brown sugar
- 40 g granulated sugar
- Ground coffee from 1 K-cup (roughly 10 g)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (roughly 15 g)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (170g) dark chocolate chips
- ¼ to ½ tsp cayenne powder (adjust to taste)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (roughly 50 g)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and cayenne.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, beat butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add coffee and flavorings: Mix in the coffee from 1 K-cup, vanilla, and egg until well combined.
- Combine wet and dry: Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Scoop dough into balls (about 1.5 tbsp each) onto the baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 9–11 minutes, until edges are lightly golden but centers stay soft. Note: I find this is highly variable based on the oven. I usually will bake for closer to 15 minutes.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then move to a wire rack.
Nutrition Information (per cookie)
- ~140 calories
- ~2 grams of protein
- ~8 grams of fat
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