Mocha Shortbread Recipe

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For an added touch of sweetness, serve these crispy wedges with ice cream and B.G. Saelhof's strawberry sauce (recipe in recipe finder). "They taste great all by themselves, too," advises Carolyn Van Boening of Blue Springs, Nebraska. "I've taken the shortbread to community get-togethers and given some as gifts. Everyone seems to love the mocha flavor."—Carolyn Van Boening, Blue Springs, Nebraska

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Mocha Shortbread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules, finely crushed
1/2 cup cold butter

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa and coffee. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Form into a ball and knead for 2 minutes.
On an ungreased baking sheet, pat dough into a 7-1/2-in. circle. Cut circle into 16 wedges (do not separate). Pierce each wedge several times with a fork. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from oven; recut wedges. Cool for 5 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 16 servings.

Originally published as Mocha Shortbread in Country Woman July/August 1998, p10