Coffee Bonbons

Cookie, cookie, cookie!!! Man, these cookies are by far my favorite so far... if you like coffee, you just MUST try these! When you take a bite of these cookies, they just crumble and melt in your mouth, and the icing gives it a nice sweet touch. The coffee flavor comes from instant coffee granules! These cookies were so simple to make, and are definitely making it to the Christmas table!
About the frosting, I piped it on to make it pretty for the Christmas gathering we were bringing them to, but you can certainly spread it on the cookie too.

Coffee Bonbons

Ingredients:

Cookie base

·         1 cup butter, softened to room temperature

·         ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar

·         ½ tsp vanilla extract

·         1 Tbsp instant coffee granules

·         1 ¾ cups AP flour

Chocolate Glaze

·         1 Tbsp butter

·         ½ oz unsweetened chocolate

·         1 cup confectioners’ sugar

·         2 Tbsp milk or heavy cream

Directions:

1.    In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine coffee and flour; stir into creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for about 30 minutes.

2.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough into ¾ inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 18-20 minutes.

3.    Meanwhile, for glaze, melt butter and chocolate together. Add confectioners’ sugar and milk (or heavy cream) in 2 increments to chocolate mixture, mixing well until smooth. Frost cookies while still warm.

 Original recipe from Taste of Home - Coffee Bonbons

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