Coffee-Spice Shortbread with Crystallized Ginger

Name: Coffee-Spice Shortbread with Crystallized Ginger
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 3/cups all purpose flour; 6 Tbsps chopped crystallized ginger; 177 milliliters (packed) dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps ground coffee beans; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons (or more) water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Coffee-Spice Shortbread with Crystallized Ginger a try. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 0g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 114 calories. 3 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of ground coffee beans, ground cardamom, brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°F.

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Oven

Mix flour, brown sugar, ground coffee, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt in processor 5 seconds.

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Ground Coffee

Brown Sugar

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add butter; using on/off turns, process until moist clumps begin to form. Gather dough into ball. Divide dough equally between two 9-inch- diameter tart pans with removable bottom. Press dough firmly and evenly onto bottom of each tart pan.

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Butter

Dough

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Tart Form

Bake shortbread 25 minutes. Reverse position of pans and continue to bake until shortbread is golden brown and firm around edges but center is still just slightly soft, about 20 minutes longer. Cool shortbread in pans 5 minutes.

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Shortbread Cookies

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Oven

Remove pan sides.

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Frying Pan

Cut warm shortbread in each pan into 12 wedges. Cool completely.

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Shortbread Cookies

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Frying Pan

Mix powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons water, and vanilla in small bowl, adding more water by 1/4 teaspoonfuls, if necessary, for spreadable glaze. Using offset spatula, spread glaze thinly over cookies, leaving 1/2- inch border at edges.

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Powdered Sugar