Good Eating Monday: Coffee Dipped Dainties!
Have you got all your cookie baking done? Looking for a new idea to try? Today's Good Eating recipe is for an old favorite: a mocha dipped coffee-based sugar cookie called, "Coffee Dipped Dainties." This is a vintage recipe from a holiday cooking magazine I purchased in 1976! Dainties make an elegant looking cookie for your cookie tray! You'll need a small jar of instant coffee for this recipe! Coffee Dipped Dainties Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon instant coffee 2 teaspoons boiling water 2 1/2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Glaze: 4 Tablespoons instant coffee 6 Tablespoons boiling water 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups ground pecans (or a nut of your choice or none at all) Direct...