Coffee Kisses

Coffee Kisses are coffee-flavoured biscuits sandwiched together with a smooth coffee buttercream filling. This easy, old-fashioned British recipe is perfect for coffee lovers and makes a lovely treat for afternoon tea or coffee breaks.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Instant Coffee
• 1 tsp Boiling Water
• 170 g Self-raising Flour (see Self-raising Flour note below)
• 85 g Caster Sugar
• 85 g Block Margarine or Butter (at room temperature)
• 1 Free-range Egg (beaten; at room temperature; see Egg Size note below)
• 1 tbsp Instant Coffee
• 1 tsp Boiling Water
• 100 g Block Margarine or Butter (at room temperature)
• 200 g Icing Sugar

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- For the Biscuits ---
2. 2Preheat your oven to 180°c (160°c for fan-assisted ovens, Gas Mark 4 or 350°F) and line a couple of baking sheets with greaseproof paper.
3. 3In a mug dissolve your coffee with the boiling water, stir well and set aside to cool.
4. 4In a large bowl, mix the flour and sugar before rubbing in the butter/margarine with your fingers, until you get a sandy consistency.
5. 5Add 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.
6. 6Roll 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.
7. 7Bake 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.
8. 8--- For the Buttercream ---
9. 9While the biscuits cool you can prepare your buttercream filling. As with the biscuits, prepare your instant coffee with the boiling water and set aside.
10. 10In a bowl, mix the icing sugar and butter/margarine before adding the coffee and beating until light and fluffy.
11. 11Either spread or pipe the icing onto half the biscuits, before sandwiching them to the remaining half.