Kahlua Cookies Blizzard Food

KAHLUA® HOMEMADE

Steps:

• Combine water and instant coffee in a pot; bring to a boil. Stir light brown sugar and dark brown sugar into coffee, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, for 3 hours. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Pour coffee mixture into a clean, large glass jar. Add grain alcohol, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean; cover with a tight-fitting lid. Let sit in a dark place, shaking occasionally, for 1 month. Divide into bottles, leaving a piece of vanilla bean in each.

THE BIG KAHLUA VANILLA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a foil-lined cookie sheet.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
• Melt butter (don't let it get cool), add Kahlua.
• Add sugars and beat well; add egg yolks, beat until very well blended.
• Mix in flours on low speed until just blended.
• Add vanilla chips or chunks.
• Cover and chill for of 4 hours.
• Drop by very heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased sheet, leaving 3" space between cookie dough.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, (I use a convection oven), or until cookies are brown around the edges and baked to desired doneness.
• Note: Do not store the cookie dough in the freezer for later use, as it will upset the texture).

KAHLUA VELVET BLIZZARD

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients well.
• Pour into parfait of tall, slim glasses.
• Freeze.
• Serve directly from the freezer.

DAIRY QUEEN BLIZZARD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender.
• Blend for 20-30 seconds on medium speed.
• Stop the blender and stir with a long spoon.
• Repeat until well blended and smooth.
• Pour into a large glass (it is advised to use a large plastic glass if placing in the freezer after blending).
• At this point you may place in the freezer for until desired consistency is achieved or you may freeze until completely frozen.

KAHLUA COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream margarine in a medium bowl; Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add kahlua and egg, beating well.
• Combine flour and next 3 ingredients, stirring well.
• Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating at low speed of an electric mixer until well blended.
• Cover and chill dough for 15 minutes.
• Combine powdered sugar and cocoa.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; Roll each ball in sugar mixture.
• Place on cookie sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Flatten each with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 9 minutes.