Name: Coffee walnut creams
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cup (250g) plain flour; 125 gram cold butter, chopped; 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 18 walnut halves; 1 tablespoon hot water; Walnut butter cream; 185 gram unsalted butter, softened; 3/4 cup (120g) icing sugar; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1 1/4 cup (125g) walnuts, finely chopped; Coffee icing; 1 cup (160g) icing sugar; 2 teaspoon instant coffee granules; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1 teaspoon butter

Ingredients

1 2/3 cup (250g) plain flour

125 gram cold butter, chopped

1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg, lightly beaten

18 walnut halves

1 tablespoon hot water

Walnut butter cream

185 gram unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup (120g) icing sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules

1 tablespoon hot water

1 1/4 cup (125g) walnuts, finely chopped

Coffee icing

1 cup (160g) icing sugar

2 teaspoon instant coffee granules

1 tablespoon hot water

1 teaspoon butter

Method

1.Sift flour into medium bowl and rub in butter. Stir in sugar, extract and egg. On a lightly-floured surface, knead dough until smooth. Divide in half. Roll each half between sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

2.Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease oven trays and line with baking paper.

3.Using a 5.5cm round cutter, cut out 36 rounds. Bake about 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

4.Meanwhile, to make walnut butter cream, beat butter and sifted icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in combined cocoa, coffee and the water. Stir in nuts.

5.Sandwich cookies together with butter cream; refrigerate 30 minutes.

6.Meanwhile, to make coffee icing, sift icing sugar into small heatproof bowl, stir in combined coffee and the water; add butter. Stir over small saucepan of simmering water until icing is spreadable.

7.Spread cookies with icing and top with walnut halves.

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