Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Brazilian Jubilee Cookies


Welcome to the forty-ninth post in my year-long Cookie Series, where I want to bring you a new and delicious cookie recipe every Tuesday of 2015!

It's a good thing these cookies don't cost a Brazilian dollars.
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BRAZILIAN JUBILEE COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp. instant coffee
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup nuts, chopped
  • Chocolate stars

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Cream the shortening and sugars.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla.
  4. Mix in the flour, coffee, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  5. Stir in the nuts.
  6. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes on greased cookie sheets.
  7. Once the cookies are out of the oven, put a chocolate start on the top of each one. Using an off-set spatula or knife, spread out the chocolate.
  8. Sprinkle a few chopped nuts on top.
  9. Enjoy!
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