Espresso Balls
Created by Fizzybrat on November 13, 2019
- Servings: 54
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #33717
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups hazelnuts, toasted and ground
- ¼ cup chocolate-covered coffee beans, ground
- Chocolate-covered coffee beans
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 325F.
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Step 2: Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
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Step 3: Beat in powdered sugar and cocoa powder until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
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Step 4: Beat in coffee liqueur and vanilla.
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Step 5: Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour, 1/2 cup of the round hazelnuts, and ground coffee beans with a wooden spoon.
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Step 6: Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
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Step 7: Roll dough balls in remaining ground hazelnuts.
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Step 8: Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step 9: Bake in preheated oven about 15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly brown.
How to Make
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Step 10: Lightly press a chocolate covered coffee bean onto the top of each cookie.
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Step 11: Cool on cookie sheets on wire racks for 3 minutes.
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Step 12: Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.