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Chocolate-Coffee-Toffee-Walnut Cookies
Alert! High Saturated fat Recipe (4mg)
Makes 24 cookies.

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened **
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (4 oz.) Heath Bites candy, halved
1/2 cup (3 oz.) chocolate-covered coffee beans, halved
1/2 cup (2 oz.) walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degree F and arrange racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and extract, beating until combined well.

Reduce speed to low and slowly add flour mixture until just combined. Fold in Heath Bites, coffee beans, and walnuts. Using a 1-1/2-inch ice-cream scoop, drop dough onto prepared sheets.

Bake, switching cookie sheets halfway through, until set, about 12 minutes. Do not overbake. Transfer cookies on sheets to racks and cool 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and cool completely.

(Can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container, in single layers separated by waxed paper, up
to 2 weeks.)

** To lower saturated fat and cholesterol use stick margarine for part or all of the butter in this recipe.

One cookie equals: calories: 145...total fat: 8.5g (saturated fat: 4g)...cholesterol: 21mg...sodium: 123mg... carbohydrate: 16g...fiber: 1g...protein: 2g +++WWP: 3