Coffee Toffee Cookies

A Joke

Her 7-year-old grandson surprised this little grandmother one morning by making her coffee. She drank what was the worst cup of coffee she had ever had. When she got to the bottom of the cup there were three green army men in the bottom of the cup. She said, "Honey, what are the army men doing in my coffee?" Her grandson said, "Grandma it says on TV that the best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup."

The Recipe

1 stick unsalted butter

3 / 4 cup light brown sugar

1 / 4 cup white sugar

1 egg

4 tsp instant coffee granules

1 tbsp hot water

1 and 1 / 4 cup all-purpose flour

1 / 2 tsp baking soda

1 / 4 tsp salt

1 cup toffee pieces

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Dissolve the instant coffee in the hot water and set aside to cool. Cream the butter, brown and white sugar together until it lightens in color slightly. Mix in the coffee and egg. Set aside.

Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix till it just comes together. Add toffee pieces and finish mixing. Be careful to not over mix or you will have one tough cookie. And not in a good way.

Split in half and form into two equal sized logs approximately a inch and a half wide. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of one hour.

Either roll the dough out to 1 / 4 inch thickness and cut with a cookie cutter or slice the dough log to 1 / 4 inch slices and place on a parchment lines cookie sheet.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before moving to a cooling rack.