Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

Description: I received an email from Recipe4Living this morning and this is just one of the featured recipes that I thought sounded interesting. I have not tried this recipe yet so the number of servings is estimated. If you make them before I do, please let me know how many you got from the recipe. :-) Visit www.recipe4living.com website for any more information. "These dreamy eggless cookies packed with brown sugar pack a sweet punch!"

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (or slightly melted)
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons heavy cream
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups mini chocolate chips (I use Valrhona Chocolate Pearls, which are very hard to find)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets.
2. Beat butter and two sugars together until fluffy. In a small bowl, whisk together corn starch and water and beat into the butter mixture along with the vanilla and heavy cream.
3. Combine dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt) and gradually beat into the mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and espresso powder with a wooden spoon.
4. Drop 1-tbsp balls of dough 2 inches apart. Bake for 20 minutes.