Coffee Shortbread Recipe

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"You'll be remembered for these cookies when you serve them for a morning coffee or at a gathering," predicts Dixie Terry, Goreville, Illinois. "Melted chips drizzled on top make them look fancy, but they're so easy to make."

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Coffee Shortbread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 30 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/2 cup vanilla or white chips, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugars and coffee granules until light and fluffy. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-in. to 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 300° for 20-22 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Drizzle with melted chips. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 133 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 86 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Coffee Shortbread in Taste of Home April/May 2001, p18