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Freshly baked coffee bean cookies
Fragrant and crumbly homemade coffee cookies

Coffee Bean Cookies

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
This cookie is the morning espresso's best friend: crumbly, buttery, and just coffee-flavored enough to wake you up without being bitter. The secret is the dissolved coffee locked in the dough, which caramelizes with the sugar during baking, creating a deep, roasted aroma.
🕒 Prep Time 45 mins
🍳 Cook Time 12 mins
⌛ Total Time 57 mins
🍽️ Servings 20 servings
🔥 Calories 90 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Hand mixer
  • Baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Sieve

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Egg

Instructions

1 ✓

Dissolve the instant coffee in the hot water and let it cool completely.

Tip: If you add it hot to the butter, it will melt it, and the dough structure will collapse.
2 ✓

Cream the soft butter with the powdered sugar until fluffy.

Tip: The starch in powdered sugar helps make the cookie crumblier than with granulated sugar.
3 ✓

Add the salt, vanilla, egg, and cooled coffee. Mix until smooth.

Tip: If the egg is cold, the butter may seize. Use everything at room temperature [emulsion].
4 ✓

Sift in the flour and mix quickly, just until combined.

Tip: Over-mixing makes the dough tough due to gluten formation, and we want crumbly cookies.
5 ✓

Form a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Tip: During resting, the butter firms up again, so the cookies don't spread during baking but keep their shape.
6 ✓

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick on a floured surface and cut out shapes.

Tip: Work quickly so the dough doesn't warm up from your hands.
7 ✓

Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges start to brown.

Tip: They are ready when they still seem a bit soft in the middle; they will firm up while cooling.
8 ✓

Let cool on a wire rack.

Tip: The rack allows air to circulate underneath so the bottoms don't get soggy.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the cookies spread?
Your butter was likely too warm, or you didn't chill the dough enough before baking. Cold fat is the secret to holding shape.

Ingredients

  • 9 oz All-Purpose Flour
  • 5 oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Instant Coffee
  • 2 tsp Hot Water
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 whole Egg (room temperature)