Coffee Shortbread
Created by TwisSis on February 4, 2015
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #17154
Ingredients
- 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)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 300F.
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Step 2: In a medium-size bowl, mix together flour, coffee, orange zest & salt.
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Step 3: On a cutting board, slice vanilla pod & remove its beans.
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Step 4: In standing mixer at medium speed, melt together butter, sugar & vanilla beans until a soft, smooth cream is formed.
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Step 5: Reduce speed & slowly add flour & coffee mixture until all ingredients are evenly distributed. Make sure not to overwork dough during this step.
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Step 6: Line baking pan tightly w/aluminum foil & pour dough inside. Use a soft spatula dipped in cold water to spread dough evenly.
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Step 7: Place pan in refrigerator to rest for 30 min.
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Step 8: Remove from refrigerator & place pan on oven's middle rack & bake for 50 min.
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Step 9: Remove from oven & let rest for about 10 min.
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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.
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Step 11: Remove from oven, allow to cool, then garnish w/powdered sugar & serve.
Nutritional Facts
- 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