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dark chocolate flour cocoa powder baking powder salt unsalted butter brown sugar egg vanilla milk caster sugar icing sugar
Viewed: 11 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 125 g dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 23 cup plain flour
- 14 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 60 g unsalted butter, at room temp
- 34 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg, large
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 12 cup caster sugar
- 12 cup icing sugar
Method
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave (750 power) on low, or in a basin over hot water.
- Stir until chocolate is melted, then cool.
- Sift the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder together.
- Beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla, and mix well.
- Mix in the cooled melted chocolate.
- Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the milk.
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and refigerate until the dough is firm.
- (This will take at least 2 hours).
- When about to bake, preheat the oven to 175c (fan forced 155c).
- Line the trays with baking paper.
- Roll the dough into 2-5cm balls and roll in the caster sugar to coat then.
- toss the balls in the icing sugar and place balls on the lined trays about 5cm apart.
- Bake biscuits fior about 15 minutes or until the surfaces crack.
- Remove from oven and cool on tray.
