Merry Winter Holidays to you all!

Tia Maria would work fine, Steph.

Karyn–great roundup!

Benjamin–you are welcome. I made a double batch of Frostflowers this year and have been enjoying them. I can eat black pepper again! I am very glad you liked them.

Aparnaa–use 1 1/2-2 teaspoons vanilla extract instead of the vanilla paste.

It is up to you. The vanilla flavor goes beautifully with the coffee.

These look like rocket fuel indeed. Yum.

I wanted to say thanks. I tried one of your other Christmas cookie recipes, the “Frost Flowers”, and they were a big hit with the family, though a few did complain that they tasted like liquorice. I suppose that was the star anise, but they are the picky members of the family anyway, so they get an Edith Anne raspberry. ^_^

Check out Food Bloggas Christmas cookie roundup, too. Lots of cookies, some wheat-free.

Barbara - Yee gads! I hope you’d have a buss after using six tablespoons of instant espresso, plus chocolate and Kahlua! I’d be running around in hyperspeed (so yes, they do sound like my kind of cookie!).

be an OK substitute for kahlua?