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Viennese Coffee Balls Recipe

Viennese Coffee Balls Recipe

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Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups shortbread cookies (crushed)
  • 1 ¼ cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 cup nuts (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)
  • 1 ½ tbsp instant coffee crystals or instant espresso powder
  • ¾ tbsp cinnamon (ground)
  • 4-5 tbsp brewed espresso
  • ½ cup sifted powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Add crushed shortbread cookies, chopped nuts, cocoa powder, instant coffee crystals (or powder), ground cinnamon, and 1 ¼ cup of sifted powdered sugar to a mixing bowl.
  • Add brewed espresso to the mixture to moisten it.
  • Use the mixture to make coffee balls around 1 ¼ inches in diameter.
  • Once you get the perfect round shape, roll each coffee ball in the rest of the powdered sugar.
  • Place the coffee balls on waxed paper to dry, which should take about one hour.