White Chocolate-Mocha-Oatmeal Cookies

This is a quick and easy recipe I came up with one night. It's a great way to have a hint of sweetness without over-doing it and feeling guilty!

Ingredients

• 0.25 cup shortening
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 4 teaspoons instant coffee
• 0.5 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups quick oats
• 6 ounces white chocolate chips, or more to taste

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla extract, instant coffee, warm water, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until smooth. Add baking soda and 1/3 cup flour. Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until fully incorporated. Mix in oats and chocolate chips.
3. Use a small cookie scoop to place 12 cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cookies sit 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Repeat 2 more times with remaining dough to make 36 cookies.