Coffee Kisses
Delicious coffee biscuits, sandwiched together with coffee buttercream – Coffee Kisses are a real treat for any coffee lover. Do you know what makes me feel like I’m failing as a mother more than any other thing…? My dislike for coffee. There, I said it. I’m not a coffee fan. So the process of making…
Delicious coffee biscuits, sandwiched together with coffee buttercream – Coffee Kisses are a real treat for any coffee lover.
Do you know what makes me feel like I’m failing as a mother more than any other thing…? My dislike for coffee. There, I said it. I’m not a coffee fan. So the process of making these Coffee Kisses was an interesting one!
I have tried to like coffee, I really have. There’s one thing I love about coffee, and that is the smell. I have fond memories of being a teenager at my first “real” job working in a florist-come-coffee shop. Making cappuccinos, lattes, americanos…and often being told they were delicious, yet never being able to stand the bitter taste that coffee has always had to me.
I much prefer a cup of tea or my go-to drink, a Diet Coke! But in my recipe searches, one little biscuit kept grabbing my attention: Coffee Kisses. I think it’s perhaps the cute name that sold me on them, despite knowing I probably wouldn’t be all too keen on the flavour.
However, when you bake and recipe test for a living, it’s unsurprising just how many willing volunteers you befriend along the way! A plea on our Mums group chat resulted in a number of keen taste-testers who assure me that these Coffee Kisses are quite amazing.
I baked an entire batch, took them to soft play and came home empty-handed. Something that came at the hilarity of friends literally taking home extras for their evening cuppa, wrapped in napkins and tied in nappy bags – unused, I should add!!
If that’s not a sign of a good biscuit, I’m not sure what is.
Ingredients for Coffee Kisses:
Instant Coffee
You can use coffee extract, should you have some, but otherwise, a spoonful of instant coffee and a little bit of boiling water will give you the same effect.
Self-raising Flour
Biscuits will often use plain flour for a crumbly texture, but these little biscuits need a little rise in them, which self-raising flour provides.
Caster Sugar
Any biscuit needs a bit of sweetness, and Coffee Kisses are no exception.
Butter or Margarine
Either will do, and it’s personal preference which you choose. I opt for margarine as a way to omit the dairy but whatever you choose, just be sure it’s at room temperature before baking.
Free-range Egg
Egg works as the binder in this recipe. I don’t tend to stress too much about the size of eggs, as long as they’re free-range.
Coffee Kisses
INGREDIENTS
For the Biscuits
- 170 g Self-raising Flour
- 85 g Caster Sugar
- 85 g Butter or Margarine (softened)
- 1 Free-range Egg (beaten)
- 1 tbsp Instant Coffee
- 1 tsp Boiling Water
For the Buttercream
- 100 g Butter or Margarine
- 200 g Icing Sugar
- 1 tbsp Instant Coffee
- 1 tsp Boiling Water
INSTRUCTIONS
For the Biscuits
- Preheat your oven to 180°c (160°c for fan assisted ovens or Gas Mark 4) and line a couple of baking sheets with grease-proof paper.
- In a mug dissolve your coffee with the boiling water, stir well and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour and sugar before rubbing in the butter/margarine with your fingers, until you get a sandy consistency.
- Add the egg to the cooled coffee and beat with a fork. Add to the bowl and bring the ingredients together to create a soft sticky dough.
- Roll about a teaspoon of the dough into a ball and place on your pre-lined baking sheets. Repeat with the rest of the dough to make about 30 balls, leaving some space between each as they will spread a little while baking.
- Bake in your pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes until the balls resemble small biscuits and are dry-looking on top. Leave to cool on the baking sheets for a short while before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the Buttercream
- Whilst the biscuits cool you can prepare your buttercream filling. As with the biscuits, prepare your instant coffee with the boiling water and set aside.
- In a bowl, mix the icing sugar and butter/margarine before adding the coffee and beating until light and fluffy.
- Either spread or pipe the icing onto half the biscuits, before sandwiching them to the remaining half.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All my recipes are developed using a digital scale and the metric system (grams and millilitres). Cup measurements are available as a conversion but these, unfortunately, won’t always be as accurate. For best results, I always recommend baking with a digital scale.
Has anyone made this GF how was the texture? Did you use anything else for replacement?
Tried this yesterday (without filling personal choice) but biscuits alone were so delicious! Amazing recipe husband loves it too. Thank you xx
My name is Methuselah and I have just baked for the first time, and my first attempt was these. Slight issue with the quantity. I got 5 massive coffee kisses instead of 15 wee ones. Tasted decent though. :)
Love this recipe
I love your recipes but am in America and can’t figure out the grams system.
Hi Joan, I’d really recommend you get yourself a digital food scale which can measure in grams (most of them can switch between grams and ounces which is handy). There are so many gorgeous recipes on this website and many others based in Europe but as we don’t use the cup measurements over here you will hardly ever see them mentioned. On Amazon they have quite a few options from about $10-$20 (you don’t need anything too fancy).
If it’s any consolation, I often see US recipes which I’d love to try but can’t figure out how much a cup of something should weigh – I’ll have to get myself a set of those! :)
Hi Joan. A kitchen scale is available at most Big Box stores and I really recommend you get one. Measuring by weight is vastly more accurate than using cups/spoons. And once you get the hang of it, way faster. I’m here in Michigan and after years of working as a Baker for a living, I don’t ever want to be without my scale!
In reply to Joan regarding gram vrs cups I google all inquiries. You cam find charts for the most common measurements.