Kopi sent me some coffee and instead of making a mug of coffee and telling you about it I wanted to mix it up in something tasty! I like the idea of Kopi coffee; you sign up and get a different coffee sent to you each month. I was sent Sumatra Aceh Organic and it was deep and smooth with a little hint of bitterness but not too much. It formed a distinct crema layer on top with no effort on my part; I’ve been told a good crema is the sign of a good coffee.
Ingredients
- 180g plain flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 50g caster sugar
- 150g softened butter
- 40g dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 10g ground coffee
Method
Preheat your oven to 160C and grease a baking dish; I’ve used round, square and rectangular for this mixture before and all work well.
Put all of the ingredients into a large bowl and beat together until they form a dough. Press the dough into the tin then prick the top of the shortbread with a fork.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and mark into pieces then leave to cool before removing the shortbread from the dish.
I liked that you could see the coffee grounds in the shortbread and the smell during baking was amazing! Chocolate and coffee are well known partners and I enjoyed their marriage in these little shortbreads. I really enjoyed the coffee itself too, it’s long gone now, and I think it would be a great thing to get through the post each month. Fingers crossed that things have calmed down for me for a little while and I can get back to biscuit baking.
Thanks to Kopi for the sample. All opinions expressed are my own.
Coffee and chocolate goes so well together, and these shortbread looks delicious!
Coffee shortbread is one of my most postponed recipes in my baking list. Should try this one Caroline! Perfect with chocolate.
I delved into the world of shortbread a few weeks ago and am now wondering what took me so long to get into it! This coffee chocolate flavor combo sounds awesome.
irresistible and like how simple to make these!
Ahhhh!!! Beautiful bakes and coffee is one of those I can’t resist, hence the shortbread is also much loved.
That would go perfectly with my morning espresso, really great combination coffee and chocolate, and looks perfect.
Cheers
Marcus
this is a peculiar combination for shortbread ! but i deffo wish there was more of this around, they look like they tasted perfect !
I’ve never tried coffee shortbread before but you have conjured up a fabulous image and like you say, the smell of the shortbread baking must have been so good!
That is so lovely. Good to know about this crema, too.
I guess, I simply have to go to the kitchen and reproduce this shortbread. I think there is no better way to fight depression. I have been neglecting this for a while. That’s why I’m not feeling so well.
Thanks for the help!
Oh yes, brilliant. Using the actual ground coffee is such a good idea. I can imagine it would give additional interest to the texture as well as flavour.
I love how far your blog has come. I believe I first read your blog in 2010/2011, and have recently rediscovered it. You stay true to yourself and provide fun, honest posts.
I am a huge fan of coffee and shortbread – clever idea to combine the two.
This shortbread idea leaves my mouth watering 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
What a scrumptious creation. 🙂 I love chocolate and coffee together. Even better when these flavors are into the shortbread. How awesome to receive some free coffee to try. And I love you use it in a treat and not just a cup of coffee.
lots of things pair well with chocolate, but coffee may just be the very best. glad you made these! 🙂
This shortbread looks great – I’d love to snack on it with some hot tea. Wishing I had some now. 🙂
Muy rica combinación se ve tentador con una taza de café,hugs.
I love shortbread! These look so good with the coffee AND chocolate – a lovely combination.
I think coffee and chocolate are so great together! Yummmm 🙂
I adore shortbread and making them chocolate/coffee flavored is genius! I need to make these ASAP!
Caroline these look awesome!!Coffee and chocolate, my two favourite things! xx
What a wonderful flavor combination for your shortbread. Wish I had a few of your cookies to snack on with my evening cup of tea 🙂
Ooooh….love this coffee shortbread cos I love coffee. I’ll probably finish it all in a day if I make. They look sooooo good. I’ll go with lots of coffee….double dose of coffee 😀 Thanks for visiting my blog. Hope you have a great weekend and more fun baking!
I love this combination, shortbread looks delicious.