Coffee Cookies

I have had this recipe since 1984. It originall came from a Paul Prudhomme cookbook (Louisiana Kitchen).

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Yields: 40 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup instant coffee powder
• 2  tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3  egg yolks
• 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour, plus
• 3  teaspoons cake flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth (about 1 minute). Add sugar and beat on high until thouroughly blended (another minute).
3. In a separate bowl, mix the coffee powder, vanilla and egg yolks until the coffee is dissolved. Thoughoughly blend this into the butter/sugar mixture. Then add the flour and mix on high until well blened, about 1 to 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl. Drop by the teaspoonful 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake until lightly browned on the edges, about 16 to 18 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet until they start to harden (about 3 to 5 minutes) and finish cooling on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.