Cappuccino Flats
After Christmas dinner, it's nice to serve the family coffee and holiday cookies. Here's a great recipe for just that! Cappuccino flats are delicious cookies, perfect for Christmas. Give this top Christmas cookie recipe a try this year. This recipe makes about 55 cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar (white)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee crystals
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
- 3 tablespoon shortening
Instructions
- In a small heavy saucepan heat and stir unsweetened chocolate until melted over hot water in a double boiler. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Meanwhile stir together flour, cinnamon, and salt. In a large mixer bowl beat 1/2 cup shortening and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until butter is softened.
- Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat until fluffy. Dissolve the instant coffee crystals in the water. Add coffee mixture, melted chocolate and egg to butter mixture, beat well.
- Add flour mixture and beat until well mixed. Cover and chill about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- Shape into two 7 inch rolls. Wrap and chill for at least 6 hours or overnight. Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 8 or 9 minutes.
- Remove to wire rack to cool.
- In a small heavy saucepan heat and stir semisweet chocolate pieces and 3 tablespoons shortening over low heat until melted.
- Dip one half of each cookie into chocolate mixture.
- Place on waxed paper until chocolate is set.