Coffee Cookies

Name: Coffee Cookies
Ingredients: FOR THE COOKIES:; 2 cups Brown Sugar; 1 cup Butter; 2 whole Eggs, Beaten; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 1 cup Strong Coffee, Cooled; 4 cups Flour, Sifted; 3 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1 cup Chopped Nuts (optional); _____; FOR THE PENUCHE ICING:; 1/2 cups Butter; 1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed; 1/2 cups Milk; 2 cups Confectioners Sugar

16 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE COOKIES:
2 cups Brown Sugar
1 cup Butter
2 whole Eggs, Beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Strong Coffee, Cooled
4 cups Flour, Sifted
3 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 cup Chopped Nuts (optional)
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FOR THE PENUCHE ICING:
1/2 cups Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed
1/2 cups Milk
2 cups Confectioners Sugar

Directions

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For cookies:
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Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Into the creamed mixture, add dry ingredients alternately with coffee. Fold in nuts if desired. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
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For Easy Penuche Icing:
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Melt 1/2 cup butter. Add 1 cup brown sugar. Boil over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/2 cup milk. Stir until it comes to a boil. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually add 1 1/2 - 2 cups confectioner's sugar and beat until spreading consistency is reached. Add more milk or sugar as needed.
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Note: I usually bake the first half of the cookies without nuts then add 1/2 cup of nuts to the remaining batter before baking.