#macchinetta

How will you get everyone to stay awake to bring in the new year?

Each year I wake up to Happy New Year wishes and photos in my inbox of me knocked out on the sofa around 10 pm. This year I plan to incorporate the following plan:        

1. Have kettle heating water.    

2. Prep ingredients for the cookie recipe for the little ones- they will assist me with making the cookies. 

3. Once I place the cookies in the oven the little ones can grab their mugs for coca and elect to have whipped cream, sprinkles.  

4. I will grind the Grand Marnier coffee beans and make more whipped cream as the kettle heats up more water.            

5. After grinding the beans I will prepare the mugs with my home-made creamer, a splash of orange simple syrup, and make sure everything is slightly warmed.   

6. Brew the coffee and add it to the mugs that were prepped. You can make the French press

or macchinetta coffee based on what your guests prefer.      

               7. I will check on the cookies and make my way to the sitting area once the cookies have cooled, they can be plated, and I can have my Monte Cristo to eat cookies and sip coffee…

oatmeal raisin cookies- not as sweet, but delicious!

thin chocolate chip cookies- very sweet!

 You can also make tea cookies for the younger ones since they contain less sugar.  Adults can have their choice of cookies OR you can make one type of cookie to make things easier (don’t forget, you can enjoy the holiday too!). Adults will have a dessert coffee drink (my version of a Grand Mariner Monte Cristo)- I saw the original recipe in a magazine and have modified my recipe for my homemade whipped cream to include some orange simple syrup. I order my Grand Marnier coffee beans from Coffee AM (we also enjoy their Jamaican rum beans). 

This specific grinder model is no longer available on Amazon, but there are numerous models that are just as nice. 

This tamp also came from Amazon and will help your machine brew a nice espresso with crema!

This milk frother makes great whipped cream for coffees and hot cocoa. My last frother was an introductory level frother. This one charges through a USB and hold a charge for weeks. Of course, it was an Amazon purchase.

Note: since some adult coffee drinks will contain alcohol, make sure you make the cocoa for the little ones first!