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Savor slowly these cinnamon-scented,
coffee-flavored cookies topped with a decorative chocolate drizzle.
Chocolate-Drizzled
Cappuccino Cookies
- 4 (1-ounce) squares semisweet
baking chocolate - divided use
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
1 tablespoon hot water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
- Melt half the chocolate
in a microwave-safe bowl for about 1 minute on MEDIUM; stir until
smooth.
- Cream butter until light
and fluffy. Add sugar, brown sugar and egg. Continue beating
until mixture is smooth. Stir in coffee (dissolved in hot water)
and reserved melted chocolate; mix well. Blend in flour, cinnamon,
nutmeg and salt.
- Shape dough into 2 logs,
each about 2-inches in diameter. Cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
- Cut 1/4-inch-thick slices
from logs of dough. Transfer cookies to cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes
or until cookies are firm to touch and a light golden brown on
bottom. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
- Melt remaining chocolate.
Using a spoon, drizzle chocolate over cookies. Let chocolate
harden before serving cookies.
Makes 48 cookies.
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