Cinnamon Coffee -- Without the Mess

Measure your usual quantity of coffee into the filter of your 10-12 cup drip pot.

Hit the half cinnamon stick with a hammer or meat mallet to break it into splintery pieces -- not too huge, not too fine. Put the cinnamon splinters into the filter with the coffee.

Pour the vanilla over the coffee and cinnamon in the filter.

Fill your drip machine with water in your usual way. Run it to make the coffee, using the "strong" selection on the slide if there is one.

Good hot or iced with sweetener and whitener of your choice.

Note -- A dollop of whipped cream and a dusting of ground cinnamon makes an elegant presentation for a special occasion.

Note -- Works just fine on decaf too.