Coffee Butter Cookies

[sparrow_wings]

So, these Coffee-Toffee Bars. First time I've ever tried a recipe and concluded that it would be better without the chocolate chips. Maybe my baking powder is dead? Anyway, the cookie base did not rise up to gently enfold the chocolate chips in their tender embrace as promised by the recipe, leaving me with a bunch of chocolate chips sitting loosely on top, falling off in all directions, and imo not really adding much to the taste. Plus, they're crunchy, crumbly (not a complaint, btw), and not in the least sticky... all in all, rather un-toffee-like.

Ergo, a remix: Coffee Butter Cookies

Combine

• 2 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
• 1/2 TSP BAKING POWDER
• 1/4 TSP SALT

Cream together

• 1 CUP BUTTER, SOFTENED
• 1 CUP BROWN SUGAR
• 1 TSP ALMOND EXTRACT
• 1-2 TBSP INSTANT COFFEE dissolved in 1 TSP WATER *

Mix flour into butter to form a stiff dough. (If you wanted to, I guess you could also add 1 CUP CHOCOLATE CHIPS at this point, and end up with something like a traditional chocolate chip cookie. If you feel like you absolutely have to.)

Choose your own adventure!

1. Grease a 9x13 baking pan. Press dough evenly into pan with your fingers. When done baking, cut into bars.
2. Grease a cookie sheet.
   
   1. Roll dough into log, slice into 1 cm-thick cookies.
   2. Roll dough out to 1 cm thickness, cut out cookies, rinse lather repeat. Warning: This is kind of time consuming and labour intensive.

Bake at 350F for 20-25 min.

* Note to self: Never try to dissolve instant coffee in melted butter ever again. Never ever.