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Cookies: Coffee Hazelnut Crescents

Source of Recipe

Canadian Living


List of Ingredients

2 tsp instant coffee granules
2 tsp hot water
1 cup butter
2/3 cup sifted icing sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped hazelnuts or almond
6 ounces semisweet chocolate


Recipe

Dissolve coffee in hot water; let cool. In bowl, cream together butter, icing sugar and coffee; stir in flour and nuts until well mixed. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll small pieces of dough into logs 3 inches long and 1/2 inch in diameter. Shape in crescents on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in 350ºF oven for 10 to 12 minutes or just until edges start to brown. Let cool. In top of double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate; dip ends of crescents into chocolate. Let dry on waxed paper.