These sweet coffee-infused shortbread biscuits make the ideal homemade gift his Christmas. Give the gift of something sweet.
Latte shortbread stars
Give the gift of something sweet.
- 25 mins preparation
- 15 mins cooking
- Makes 55
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Ingredients
- 250 grams softened butter
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups plain flour
- 4 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- ¼ cup demerara sugar
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 160°C. Line oven trays with baking paper.
- 2Beat butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
- 3Transfer to a large bowl; stir in sifted flour, in two batches. Dissolve instant coffee granules in 1 teaspoon boiling water; stir coffee mixture into dough.
- 4Refrigerate until firm. Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Using assorted star-shaped cutters, cut shapes from dough; place on trays.
- 5Bake about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with demerara sugar; cool on trays.