coffee crisps cookies
A few teaspoons of instant coffee crystals or instant espresso powder go into these sugar cookies that are also topped with coffee icing. Yum!
prep time
25 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
makes 20 cookies
Ingredients
- FOR THE COOKIES
- 4 teaspoons water
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee crystals (or 1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee powder)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- instant coffee crystals, coarsely crushed (optional)
- COFFEE ICING
- 1/8 teaspoon instant coffee crystals or 1 dash espresso coffee
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- whipping cream, enough additional to get a piping consistancy (1 to 2 tablespoons)
How To Make coffee crisps cookies
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Step 1Line cookie sheet with parchment paper; set the cookie sheet aside.
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Step 2In a small bowl stir together water and coffee crystals or espresso coffee powder until dissolved; set aside.
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Step 3In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
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Step 4Add sugar and salt, beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
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Step 5Add eggs and coffee mixture; beat until combined.
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Step 6Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
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Step 7Drop dough by slightly rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet; spread dough into 2-inch circles.
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Step 8Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until browned around the edges.
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Step 9Cool on cookie sheet set on a wire rack for 2 minutes.
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Step 10Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool. When cookies are cool, fill a pastry bag fitted with a very small round tip with Coffee Icing.
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Step 11Pipe icing onto cookies in a zigzag pattern. Or, thin icing with additional whipping cream to make icing of drizzling consistency; use fork tines to drizzle icing over cookies ( If desired, sprinkle with crushed coffee crystals. Makes about 20 cookies).
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Step 12COFFEE ICING:
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Step 13Stir together 1/8 teaspoon instant coffee crystals or dash of espresso coffee powder and 1 tablespoon whipping cream until coffee is dissolved.
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Step 14In a small mixing bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, the coffee-cream mixture and enough additional whipping cream (1 to 2 tablespoons) to make icing of piping consistency.
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