With the Bethlehem forecast in the low 50s for November 18, Rivalry 159 tailgaters are advised to bring a thermos of their favorite warm drink. The Lehigh Coffee Club (LCC) has whipped up a sweet and frothy treat, great for sipping or dipping a spiced cookie.
Snickerdoodle Smackdown
Ingredients:
- 2 shots espresso
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- A pinch of nutmeg
- 1 cup oat milk or 2% milk
- A cinnamon stick or snickerdoodle to garnish
Recipe (makes a 12-oz cup):
- Make 2 shots of espresso
- Combine the brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg, and milk in a 16-oz microwavable glass. Heat for 30 seconds in the microwave. Place your milk frother in the glass, being sure to submerge it completely, and froth for about 20 seconds or until foamy.
- Pour over espresso and try to make a mountain hawk.
- Sprinkle cinnamon on top; add a cinnamon stick for extra flair.
- Serve with a snickerdoodle cookie.
LCC history
Otavio Capps ’22 started the Lehigh Coffee Club as a business and economics student in 2018, believing in the power of coffee to bring people together. It originally started as an Eureka Pitch at the Baker Institute and slowly morphed into a club that inspires coffee, conversation, and communication.
Gabby Covino ’25 has been in the LCC since her freshman year and has served as president for two years. She says that the group is always recruiting new members and currently aiming to transfer the executive board to the new generation.
“Being a member means enjoying coffee, conversation, and spending time in the community. The most important thing we ask from our members is to come to events!”
Engineering the perfect cup
James Gilchrist, Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was asked to be adviser for the Lehigh Coffee Club three years ago in response to his popular Coffee and Cosmetics course at Lehigh. While the class is not offered this semester, he will be teaching it again in the spring to over 100 students.
“We often discuss in my class how the process matters just as much as the ingredients. Cold brew, drip, and espresso all can taste different even if the same ingredients and roast are used. International brands work hard to take seasonally changing ingredients and deliver their brand’s flavor profiles all over the world. Ingredients certainly matter as well. Great control over roasting and brewing dictates the flavor profile.”
The smackdown at Rivalry
Gilchrist promises to honor the Rivalry tradition by giving less homework this week prior and letting the students enjoy the festivities. “If Lehigh wins, I may give my students the day off from my class!”
The LCC students will be grabbing that opportunity, tailgating and cheering on Lehigh while sipping on the Snickerdoodle Smackdown!
