O.K. I know I’m late with this one, but I swear it’s for a good reason, which I’ll get to at the end of the intro…
This round of the 12 Days of Cookies takes us back to 1977. The radio and 8 tracks all over the country were playing Barracuda by Heart and Back in the Saddle by Aerosmith. The top draw in theaters was Close Encounters, Disney’s The Rescuers and a movie that broke all the rules without breaking any at all, a little number called Star Wars. We all crowded around the Television at night to watch such wondrous entertainment as Laverne and Shirly, Happy Days and M*A*S*H. Gourmet Magazine proclaims the Irish Coffee Crunchie it’s top pick cookie from all the recipes printed that year, they have good reason to do so.
These little bites are absolutely fabulous. They are über crunchy, slightly sweet and have just the slightest hint of the whiskey that went into their making. They’re sure to satisfy both young and old, but I think an adult palate will appreciate them more.
(Yes I said young and old. With a total of 4 tsp. whiskey used in the recipe and 1/2 of that baked, you aren’t looking at enough in the way of content in 18 cookies to bother with. Worry about the sugar, not alcohol.)
Will I make them again. Oh, yes! Often.
Now, as for why this post is a day out of sync… Last night as I was waiting for the icing to dry I got word from my wife. We’ve got orders. She’s going on a 15 month tour in Turkey by August of next year. The kiddo and I will be heading for California for at least the time she’s gone. (Hopefully we’ll have a follow-on there so that we only have to do the move once, but we’ll see.) It’s bittersweet news, but it’s definitely time for us to leave this place, so even with the imminent separtation, we’re both very happy.
I promise that I’ll get caught up this weekend.
Now go make these cookies… And don’t nip on the Jameson until you’re done with the bakin’!
Irish Coffee Crunchies
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 tsp. Irish whiskey
- 4 tsp. strong coffee
- 2 tsp. heavy cream
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3-5 tbsp. boiling water
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 tsp. Irish whiskey, 2 tsp. strong coffee and 1 tsp. heavy cream. Add oats, flour and baking powder. Combine mixture by hand until it forms a dough.
Roll out dough on a floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut rounds with a 2 1/2 inch round cookie or biscuit cutter. Bake rounds on a buttered cookie sheet, on a cookie sheet lined with buttered parchment paper or on a silicone mat for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine 2 tsp. Irish whiskey, 2 tsp. strong coffee and 1 tsp. heavy cream. Add 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar to a large bowl and add whiskey mixture and 3 tbsp. boiling water. Stir to combine. If mixture is too thick, add more water 1 tsp. at a time unil a spreadable consistancy is achieved.
Spread icing on 1 cookie round. Top with another round. repeat for all cookie rounds. Place rounds on a cooling rack and drizzle with icing. (a spoon or a honey drizzler work great for this). Allow to sit several hours to allow icing to harden.
Share and Enjoy!
What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:
Yeah. Ummm. Nothing! These things are fabulous!
My co-conspirators:
- Kelly of Sass & Veracity
- Judy of No Fear Entertaining
- Claire of the Barefoot Kitchen
- Sandy of At the Baker’s Bench
- Courtney of CoCo Cooks
- And Andrea of Andrea’s Recipes, who first thought of inviting us in on this little blog party.
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They look great Jerry. I love all the icing!!!!
They sound and look fabulous! In fact, I finally bought some oats (but not quick-cooking ; / ) Congrats on your orders. I can remember when I was growing up, I always looked forward to our moves. Exciting. Maybe that’s why change doesn’t bother me much. Any chance you’ll be near San Diego?
Probably not near San Diego. We’re hoping for a follow on at Travis or Beale, both of which are near Sacramento. If I end up living off-base it’ll be near Redding so that I can be close to my boys
These look great, I am sure my husband will appreciate them when I make them, thanks for the recipe
Oh. My. I had these on my list then swapped them out, but boy am I tempted. Wow. Congrats on finally getting your orders. Our last round of orders brought us to the DC area and we swear we’re never leaving, but you know how that goes. :-)
Dear God, these look good! Good luck with your move.
These sound so good with the whisky. You have made them even more appetizing than their picture,
Whiskey? Check. Coffee? Check. Cream? Check. Say no more – this is the perfect cookie.
GREAT PICTURE, makes me salivate and that’s not good.. it’s almost 5 AM. whatever model your camera is I want it. No glare even in normal room lighting :o
these look wonderful :) I can totally see having these with a steamy cup of coffee :) Well done, as always!
Oh my life! my mouth is watering and i have no way to get out and get these ingrediants until later.
These sound great, so great they will be baked and ate tonight for sure.
I have to agree with another comment, the image looks great. What camera are you using?
They look like the sort of luxry product marks and spencer offer.
I am bookmarking this site, so keep those mouthwatering recipies coming.
Kiran,
They really are wonderful. I’m still snacking on them. One-at-a-time. I want to savor the goodness!
Andrea,
Sholda kept them in! They’re fabulous! Thanks on the orders. Wichita Falls, TX is a bit stifling for a foodie. The 15 months I’ll be spending in California should be liberating and educational. Yup, know how it goes. You say you want to stay in CD, so they’ll ship you to North Dakota for the final stint, LOL!
Laurie,
They are good. And thanks!
courtney,
That really isn’t possible, LOL. They’re GOOD!
Tangled Noodle,
I think I may just agree with you.
Persiana, Jeff,
The camera is a Canon PowerShot S3 IS in super macro mode (10mm) with tweaks on both the f-stop and aperture. I’ll miss it when it’s time to go dSLR
Jo,
They’re AMAZING! Thanks!
Whiskey and coffee packaged in a delicious cookie will go over WONDERFULLY as it’s almost finals week her at my university. My roommates will devour these, I’m sure. The photo looks wonderfully tempting, especially with all the almost dripping icing. Deeeelish!
At University they’ll probably be a flat out hit, LOL Enjoy!
Wow – gorgeous! I’m imaginging a warm fire, a hot drink, and a big plate of these. Well done!
Oh, yum! I wanted to make these but ran out of time for cut-outs. They’re on my list for the future, especially after seeing yours. Great job on these!!
My father and I both independently saw these on the Gourmet site and bookmarked them. Yours look scrumptious!
I have never had these before, but they look good. I must say, if you took that photo, you did a great job, It looks professional
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