I am excited about these cookies for two reasons. First – these are the best oatmeal cookies I have ever had/made. Well one of two batches that is. The first batch ( and where I got the idea for the recipe for these) is originally from Cassie of Bake Your Day, Coffee and Cream Oatmeal Cookies.
Hers have white chocolate chips in them and I happened to have some white chocolate chips on hand, but I went to make them again only to find out I ran out of white chocolate chips (I had seriously saved like 15 chips left in the bag, why I didn’t just add in the whole bag to the first batch is beyond me) so this time I added in semi sweet chocolate chips and cinnamon chips instead and renamed them. My oh so “slight” adaptation to Cassie’s amazing recipe. The cinnamon chips with the white chocolate chips are just as good too. When I saw her post these the other day I knew I had to make them. Coffee grinds in cookie?!? So all over that. I love coffee anything and I have used espresso powder in cookies and baked goods before but never coffee grinds. It takes these cookies to a whole new level of awesomeness.
See those little black flecks? That’s the coffee grinds. At first you may think that they would make the cookies have a gritty texture but that isn’t the case at all, just gives them a nice hint of coffee. I am seriously adding coffee grinds into cookies from now on. Well, not ALL, cookies, but most.
The other reason I am excited for these cookies is that they are my first post/recipe for The Leftovers Club
- 1¾ cups quick cooking oats
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp finely ground coffee (not instant, and not espresso powder)
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- ¾ c semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ c cinnamon chips
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets with either silicon bake mats of parchment paper.
- Melt the butter and let sit for 10 min to cool slightly. You can either melt the butter in a large glass bowl in the microwave or in a pan over the stove and then transfer to a separate bowl large enough to mix the rest of the cookie dough in.
- In a large bowl, whisk the oats, flour, coffee grinds, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
- Add the white and brown sugars to the melted and cooled butter and mix by hand until well-blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well again. Add the dry ingredients and stir until all is mixed well. Add in the semi-sweet and cinnamon chips and mix either with a spoon or by hand. The dough will be stiff but still easy enough to mix by hand.
- Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, scoop out heaping tablespoonfuls (closer to 2 tablespoons) and place 2” apart on a prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes and then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
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OHHHH these look awesome! So after some thought I came up with plan after debating on how to ship a pie. I can’t wait to ship it to you now!
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These are beautiful! And coffee in them? That makes them breakfast…right?
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I like your thinking!! Yes coffee in cookies totally makes them breakfast!
These look so good! I keep seeing desserts that add espresso powder and coffee…. looks like it’s something I need to start trying
And, what a wonderful idea for a club!
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The club is open to anyone!!
These oatmeal cookies sound so delicious! I really love the flavor combo, it’s making me drool.
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These sound great. I know my family would love them!
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What a fun group concept! These cookies are truly amazing – the whole flavor combo is rockin’.
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Isn’t it? Jen is the brainchild behind this and I am so grateful for all the work she has put in!
I’m so glad you liked these, Shanna. I love cinnamon chips in them too!
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They are totally my new fave cookie, girl!! Thank you again!
I love all of the delicious goodness stuff into these cookies!
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What a great idea!!! Love the idea of the Leftovers Club. And I adore these cookies. I’ve never been a huge fan of oatmeal raisin cookies. I always pick out the raisins but love the oatmeal part. These sound like I would fall in love. I like the cinnamon and chocolate chips and I’m intrigued by the coffee. I will definitely be making these! Oh and that last picture with that little hand reaching in is too cute. I have plenty of those shots myself
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I’ve never liked chocolate chips in my oatmeal raisin cookies, but the chocolate chunks in yours are just calling to me. And picturing the texture/taste of oatmeal cookies with a hint of coffee? That sounds intriguing and delicious. If I can find cinnamon chips, I might do half a batch with those and half with chocolate chips. Can I also just say how excited I am for this group? Seriously the best twitter conversation I’ve been a part of! I’m so glad this all came together; Jen did a great job organizing. I feel like I’m always like, “oh great idea!” and then nothing happens. You are all a good group of do-ers and a fantastic bunch of bakers!
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Try Cassie’s recipe too – the ones with white chocolate chips those are so good with the cinnamon chips added in too! I totally am stoked to have taken part of the convo as well and that we all actually did something with it! Jen doing most of the work to get it started at least. This is going to be so great I am all for having more taste testers AND being a taste tester for my blogging friends!
ahh Ive tried cassies oatmeal cookie recipe too, I love them! I can only imagine how amazing these cookies are! I seriously cannot wait to get a bag of cinnamon chips in my hand again! SAdly I ate out my whole stock!
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Hi Shanna
I’m not a coffee drinker, but I would like to try this recipe with the ground coffee, can I buy ground coffee in the supermarket, if so, is there a special brand to use in this recipe.
Any kind of coffee would work, doesn’t matter. I believe some brands sell smaller packs of ground coffee, about 1-2 ounces. I can’t think of the names of the brands – they are vacuum packed packages. A lot of stores have open stock coffee where you can buy whole beans and grind them there. Not sure how well it would work for the small amount that is needed. I wouldn’t use instant coffee you definitely want actual ground. I hope you like the cookies!