Coffee Cocktails Star Biscuits Recipes

COFFEE COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Lightly whip the cream until slightly thickened, then stir in the Baileys and whip a little more, or thin if necessary with a little water, to get a thick, creamy pouring consistency.
• Divide the coffee, vodka and Kahlúa between 4 glasses. Carefully spoon over the cream and sprinkle with a few coffee beans to decorate if you like. Serve with biscuits of your choice - Italian amaretti or biscotti would be perfect.

LEMON STAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/ gas 4/fan 160C and grease 2 large baking sheets. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 5mm/¼in and cut out star biscuits using a 10cm cutter. Re-roll the trimmings make more biscuits.
• With a skewer, make a small hole 1cm/½in from a point on each star - this is for hanging the biscuits. Bake for 18-20 minutes until turning pale golden around the edges, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. (If the holes have filled in during baking, re-make them with the skewer while the biscuits are still hot.)
• Put the egg white and lemon juice in a bowl and beat in the icing sugar to make a smooth icing. Using a small palette knife, spread it generously over the biscuits to about 5mm/¼in from the edges.
• Mix the fruits, then scatter them in the middle of the icing with some silver balls. Leave for at least 2 hours to set. Thread with ribbon just before you hang them and eat within 24 hours. They will keep fresh for up to 1 week stored in an airtight tin.

COFFEE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add sifted dry ingredients.
• Roll into balls and place on a greased oven tray and flatten.
• Place a chocolate button in the centre of each biscuit.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes at 175ºc.

COFFEE KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas 3.
• To make the dough, combine the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour mixture using the tips of your fingers, until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Dissolve the coffee in 1 teaspoon of boiling water. Beat the egg until frothy and mix in the coffee. Add to the bowl and stir into the mixture with a wooden spoon.
• Tip the dough onto a well floured work surface and divide into 16 pieces. Flour your hands well then shape each piece into a neat ball. Arrange them well apart on the prepared baking trays (to allow for spreading) and bake in the heated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until light golden and firm to the touch.
• Leave to cool for a couple of minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
• Make a simple buttercream by beating the butter with the icing sugar and cocoa powder, if using. When very light and smooth, use to sandwich the biscuits in pairs.