Mexican Chocolate Cookies

It's been a while since I posted a dessert, so now is the time!  I found these Mexican chocolate cookies on pinterest (let me tell you, if you're not on pinterest, you should be; I've found some great recipes there!).  You can find the original recipe here.  Here's what I did:

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup white flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5 teaspoons ground coffee (I used decaf)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 cup chocolate chips

 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a Kitchenaide mixer combine the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.  Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, coffee, and spices and mix until the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.  Fold in the chocolate chips.  Drop the batter by the spoonful onto a baking sheet.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Let cool slightly before eating.

I wanted a bit of heat in these cookies, so I increased the amount of cayenne.  My husband thought it was kind of strange for a dessert to be spicy, so he didn't care for the increase.  If you are a bit wary of spicy cookies, drop the cayenne down to a pinch.