Name: Coffee nut biscuits
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter; ½ cup (100g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons dry instant coffee; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1¼ cups (185g) plain flour; ½ cup (75g) self-raising flour; 1 cup (100g) pecans, approximately; 1 tablespoon icing sugar mixture; 1 teaspoon dry instant coffee, extra; 250 grams dark chocolate, melted; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Coffee nut biscuits

Pecans and coffee flavours combine to create a delicious union in this classic sweet treat.

Makes 35

Prep

Cook

12M

Total

20M

From our Vintage Edition – Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits – this coffee nut biscuit recipe is a classic sweet treat.

Ingredients

125 gram butter

½ cup (100g) firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons dry instant coffee

1 tablespoon hot water

1¼ cups (185g) plain flour

½ cup (75g) self-raising flour

1 cup (100g) pecans, approximately

1 tablespoon icing sugar mixture

1 teaspoon dry instant coffee, extra

250 grams dark chocolate, melted

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Method

1.Beat butter, brown sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until smooth.

2.Stir in combined cooled coffee and water, then sifted flours in 2 batches. Mix to a soft dough, knead gently on lightly floured surface until smooth.

3.Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Cut into 5cm rounds, place about 4cm apart on greased oven trays, top with nuts.

4.Bake in moderate oven about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

5.Dust biscuits with combined sifted icing sugar and extra coffee. Dip half of each biscuit into combined chocolate and oil. Leave to set on wire racks.

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