Coffee Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar and coffee. Beat in the egg, flour, vanilla and chopped nuts. Mix until well blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Let cool on wire racks.