Light Latte Cookies Recipe | Easy Coffee-Infused Treat

INGREDIENTS

Cookies 1‑3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup (1 stick) soft baking butter with canola oil 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream 1 egg 1 egg white 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (optional) Icing 2 tablespoons fat-free half-and-half 1/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, cocoa, coffee granules, baking soda and cinnamon in large bowl; set aside.
2. Beat butter 30 seconds at medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Beat in brown sugar and sour cream on medium-low speed until well blended. Add egg, egg white and vanilla; beat on low speed until well blended.
3. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed until well blended.
4. Drop dough by level teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten cookies slightly with bottom of glass. Bake 6 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
5. For icing, heat half-and-half, chocolate and coffee granules in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until chocolate melts. Cool slightly. Drizzle icing over cookies. Cool until icing is firm.

This recipe appears in: Chocolate NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 cookie Sodium 38 mg Protein <1 g Fiber <1 g Carbohydrate 5 g Cholesterol 3 mg Saturated Fat <1 g Total Fat 1 g Calories from Fat 37 % Calories 33 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Starch 1/2