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Coffee Spice Cookies

Linda Teninty

Cream together:

  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup Shortening

Then add: 2 beaten Eggs

Sift together:

  • 1 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 2 Tbsp. Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. Cloves
  • 5 Cups Flour
  • 1 Tbsp ground Coffee Beans

Dissolve: 1 tsp. Baking Soda in 1 Cup Cold Strong Black Coffee. Mix together alternately: Creamed mixture, sifted mixture & coffee mixture.

Add & mix: 1 Cup Walnuts, chopped and 1 Cup Raisins which have been soaked in hot water & drained & cooled. Dust with some of the flour mixture to avoid sticking. Next, drop teaspoon or larger size dollops on ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 to 1 ½ “ apart. Bake at 375 degrees for about 12-15 minutes, depending on size, or until lightly browned, puffy & slightly cracked. Frost with coffee frosting while warm.

COFFEE FROSTING

Sift: 3 Cup Powdered Sugar with 1 heaping Tbsp. Ground Coffee Beans. Add 6 Tbsp. Butter & approximately 1/3 Cup cold Coffee as liquid until you reach a spreading texture. Beat till smooth.

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Copyright 2002, Arctic 56 Collectors Club, Anchorage, Alaska
Last Updated July 9, 2002
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