Coffee Chip Drops

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Title: Coffee Chip Drops
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 36 servings

1 1/4 c Light brown sugar, packed
3/4 c Shortening; butter flavored
2 tb Brewed coffee; cold
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 Egg
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 tb French roast coffee beans
Finely ground
Or espresso coffee beans
1 ts Salt
3/4 ts Baking soda
1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 c Milk chocolate chips
1/2 c Walnuts; coarsely chopped
36 Chocolate kisses; unwrapped

Recipe by: Crisco Cookies for a Year of Celebrations
Preheat oven to 375 degrees; place sheets of foil on countertop for
cooling cookies. Place the brown sugar, shortening, coffee and vanilla
extract in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed of an electric mixer until
blended. Add the egg; beat well. Combine the flour, ground coffee, salt and
baking soda. Add to the shortening mixture; beat on low speed just until
blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop the dough by
rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking
sheets.
Bake one baking sheet at a time for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the
cookies are lightly browned and just set. Do no overbake. Place 1 candy in
the center of each cookie. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet. Remove
the cookies to the foil to cool completely. Penny Halsey (ATBN65B).

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