cappuccino choochoo trains with chocolate cream filling {#chocolateparty}

What better way to start your weekend than these caffeinated little powerhouse engines?  And another episode of what was I thinking. I mean, choochoo train cookies have my son written all over them, but these have a nice dose of coffee, something I am not eager for him to ingest.

I brought them all to work. Hopefully they can substitute my morning coffee and get me through to the weekend. TGIF!

I used a vegan shortbread recipe, halved it and added 1 tablespoon instant coffee and about 1/4 cup flour. It might have been better to leave the dough in the fridge longer - to keep it together while rolling and cutting - but they came out delicious.

{vegan shortbread recipe}

Chocolate Cream Filling
1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
1/3 cup vegan butter
1/3 cup chocolate chips


1. Put chocolate in food processor and chop until fine (in this heat they came out lumpy so melting them might have been a better way to go - but this way there are specks of chocolate mimicking the coffee specks in the cookies). Add sugar and butter and mix until combined and creamy. Fill cookies.

I am entering this post in the Chocolate Party hosted by Roxana's Home Baking.

Chocolate coffee party

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