Best Coffee Crisps Recipes

COFFEE ICE CREAM AND MEXICAN CHOCOLATE SUNDAES WITH CINNAMON-SUGAR TORTILLA CRISPS

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Whisk cream, 1/4 cup hot water, and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan to blend. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in cinnamon. (Sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm sauce over low heat just until pourable before using.)
• For tortilla crisps:
• Mix butter, sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl to blend. Spread butter mixture evenly over tortillas. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges. Place wedges on 2 baking sheets, buttered side up, spacing apart. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover with foil; let stand at room temperature.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake tortillas uncovered until crisp, puffed, and golden, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Place large scoop of ice cream in each of 8 dessert glasses. Drizzle warm chocolate sauce over. Stand 4 tortilla crisps in each glass. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired, and serve.

COFFEE CRISPS

Steps:

• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper; set the cookie sheet aside.
• In a small bowl stir together water and coffee crystals or espresso coffee powder until dissolved; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar and salt, beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• Add eggs and coffee mixture; beat until combined.
• Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
• Drop dough by slightly rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet; spread dough into 2-inch circles.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until browned around the edges.
• Cool on cookie sheet set on a wire rack for 2 minutes.
• Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
• When cookies are cool, fill a pastry bag fitted with a very small round tip with Coffee Icing.
• Pipe icing onto cookies in a zigzag pattern. Or, thin icing with additional whipping cream to make icing of drizzling consistency; use fork tines to drizzle icing over cookies ( If desired, sprinkle with crushed coffee crystals. Makes about 20 cookies).
• COFFEE ICING:
• Stir together 1/8 teaspoon instant coffee crystals or dash of espresso coffee powder and 1 tablespoon whipping cream until coffee is dissolved.
• In a small mixing bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, the coffee-cream mixture and enough additional whipping cream (1 to 2 tablespoons) to make icing of piping consistency.

COFFEE ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in coffee. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Combine sugar and remaining cinnamon; sprinkle over cookies. Flatten slightly. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.