Cafe au lait with chocolate dipped spoons

Preparation Time5 mins

Cooking Time10 mins

Serves1

DifficultyEasy

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Ingredients

For the cafe au lait

1 cup hot brewed chicory coffee

Sugar cubes

2 tbsps (or more) whipping cream

Chocolate dipped spoons, recipe follows

For the chocolate dipped spoons

6 store-bought cookies in the shape of spoons

2 cups semisweet chocolate

Method

1) Make the chocolate dipped spoons: melt the chocolate over a double broiler until and stir until smooth. Dip the cookies into the chocolate and transfer them to a parchment paper lined baking sheet to cool and harden (yields 6 spoons).

2) Heat the cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Pour the coffee into a mug and add the cream and sugar cubes, to taste. Serve with a chocolate covered spoon.

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Cafe au lait with chocolate dipped spoons

Ingredients

For the cafe au lait

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