Coffee Shortbread

20m
Prep Time

40m
Cook Time

1h
Ready In

Recipe: #17154

February 04, 2015

Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Christmas, Potluck, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian Bars, Flour, Sugar, Butter/Margarine, Kosher Dairy, more

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recipe by:
TwisSis

"Found this recipe while browsing through my HGTV Newsletter. It was created by Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos, stars of Cooking Channel's EXTRA VIRGIN. I'm a coffee fanatic & the idea of a coffee shortbread got my attention. Given that both coffee & shortbread cookies are esp favored in Austria, I decided to submit this recipe for play in that region for CQ #4. Enjoy!"

Original is 12 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground coffee
1 cup butter (at room temp)
1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 vanilla bean
1 orange, whole (zested)
Salt (pinch)
Powdered sugar (for dusting as garnish)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (74 g)
Calories 263.4
Total Fat - 15.9 g
Saturated Fat - 9.9 g
Cholesterol - 40.7 mg
Sodium - 142.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 28.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
Sugars - 11.3 g
Protein - 2.7 g
Calcium - 23.3 mg
Iron - 0.4 mg
Vitamin C - 8 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 300F.

Step 2

In a medium-size bowl, mix together flour, coffee, orange zest & salt.

Step 3

On a cutting board, slice vanilla pod & remove its beans.

Step 4

In standing mixer at medium speed, melt together butter, sugar & vanilla beans until a soft, smooth cream is formed.

Step 5

Reduce speed & slowly add flour & coffee mixture until all ingredients are evenly distributed. Make sure not to overwork dough during this step.

Step 6

Line baking pan tightly w/aluminum foil & pour dough inside. Use a soft spatula dipped in cold water to spread dough evenly.

Step 7

Place pan in refrigerator to rest for 30 min.

Step 8

Remove from refrigerator & place pan on oven's middle rack & bake for 50 min.

Step 9

Remove from oven & let rest for about 10 min.

Step 10

Using a knife or pizza slicer, cut into bite-size squares & move pieces onto a baking sheet, making sure that cookies do not touch each other. Bake again at 300F for 10 min.