{"id":29,"date":"2007-10-18T11:22:47","date_gmt":"2007-10-18T16:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/?p=29"},"modified":"2010-11-08T10:41:19","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T15:41:19","slug":"espresso-shortbread-headstones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/?p=29","title":{"rendered":"Espresso Shortbread Headstones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These cookies can be baked one day ahead. Store them in single layers in airtight containers at room temperature.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<p>Makes 1 dozen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon finely ground espresso<\/li>\n<li>8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup confectioners&#8217; sugar, (sifted, then measured)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Whisk together flour, salt, and espresso in a large bowl; set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture. Transfer dough to plastic wrap. Flatten into a disk; wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Photocopy the template on this page, and cut it out. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to 1\/8 inch thick. Using template and a paring knife, cut dough into 12 headstones. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Bake cookies until set but not browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.<\/li>\n<li>Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Let stand until cool but not stiff. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a very small plain round tip, such as an Ateco #2, or to a parchment-paper cone. Pipe desired design on cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>From Martha Stewart&#8217;s Website&#8230;. frighening<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These cookies can be baked one day ahead. Store them in single layers in airtight containers at room temperature. Ingredients Makes 1 dozen. 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1\/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon finely ground espresso 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 2\/3 cup confectioners&#8217; sugar, (sifted, then measured) 1 teaspoon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,23],"tags":[17,20],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-afterdark-recipes","category-cookies","tag-halloween","tag-zombies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157,"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/schroeder.freaksign.org\/log\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}