Mocha Truffle Cookies

1/2 c Butter or margarine

1/2 c Semisweet chocolate pieces

1 T Instant coffee crystals

3/4 c Sugar

3/4 c Brown sugar; (packed)

2 Eggs

2 t Vanilla

2 c All-purpose flour

1/3 c Unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 t Baking powder

1/4 t Salt

1 c Semisweet chocolate pieces

In a large saucepan melt margarine or butter and the 1/2 cup chocolate pieces over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in coffee crystals; cool 5 minutes. Stir in sugars, eggs and vanilla. In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Stir into coffee mixture. Stir in the 1 cup chocolate pieces. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake in a 350 degree oven 10 minutes. Let cool 1 minute before removing from sheet. 143 calories, 6 g fat, 14 mg cholesterol, 2 g protein, 22 g carbohydrate,

0 g fiber, and 65 mg sodium per cookie. From "Better Homes & Gardens"

magazine, May 1992.