Coffee Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Instructions:

Butter a cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 350° Cream the shortening, sugar and coffee together, then add the egg, flour, salt, vanilla and chopped nuts. Mix well, then place on the cookie sheet by the teaaspoonful. Bake until the edges are firm and the tops are dry, roughly 12 minutes. Remove from the sheet immediately.