Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Other than chocolate chip cookies these are my second favorite. Coffee lovers you are going to love these cookies. The coffee flavor is strong in these with little hints of the rum and vanilla flavors. The original recipe didn't have any chocolate chips in them, but I felt that a little chocolate was needed. Makes about 60 cookies.
Ingredients:
1 Cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 Tablespoons milk
2 Tablespoons instant coffee granules
2 Large or extra large eggs
1 teaspoon rum extract or pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 Cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2-2/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, depends on how much you would like. (optional)

1. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Heat milk in a medium bowl in the microwave for 10-15 seconds on high. Add the coffee granules and stir until dissolved. Add the milk mixture along with the eggs, rum extract (or vanilla), and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Beat at medium speed until well blended. 
2. Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl; stir to combine. Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed after each addition until just combined; stir in the chocolate chips (if using).
3. Shape dough into 2 logs, about 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. (Use a little bit of flour if needed). Wrap each log in plastic wrap; refrigerator overnight or freeze for about 2-4 hours, or until very firm.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets or line cookie sheets with nonstick parchment paper.
5. Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices; place 1-inch apart on cookie sheets. (Keep unbaked logs and sliced cookies chilled int the freezer or refrigerator, until ready to bake. Bake 8-12 minutes. (8-9 minutes for soft cookies, and 10-12 minutes for harder cookies.) Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. You may need to let them cool on the cookie sheets for a minute or two.

From The Great American Cookie Cook Book