Java Sticks

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder (or instant crystals crushed to powder)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup ground walnuts
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate or 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• chocolate sprinkles or very finely chopped nuts (or any other topping you might like.)

Recipe

• 1 position your oven rack in lower third of the oven.
• 2 preheat to 350.
• 3 line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• 4 cream the butter& sugar.
• 5 beat in the coffee powder.
• 6 add the flour and 1/4 cup ground walnuts and blend well.
• 7 the dough will be stiff.
• 8 place dough in pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch tip and pipe into 2-inch lengths on baking sheet.
• 9 (i've never tried it, but i'm sure you could shape them by hand into small logs if necessary.) bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minuts.
• 10 cool on rack.
• 11 melt the chocolate and dip both ends of each cookie into the chocolate, and then into the sprinkles, nuts, or topping of your choice.
• 12 store in an airtight container.