Cute with Chocolate Character Cookies - flour

Method

• Find an image you want to use (Make an inverted copy).
• Leave the butter at room temperature.
• Put the butter in a bowl and beat until creamy consistency.
• Add sugar little by little and whisk well until pale and fluffy.
• Stir in a beaten egg little by little (add in 3-5 portions) and whisk well.
• Put the flour and baking powder together and add to the mixture.
• Replace the whisk for a plastic spatula and stir briskly with a cutting motion.
• Flatten the dough and wrap in cling film.
• Leave to rest in the fridge for more than 1 hour.
• Chop the chocolate with a knife and melt in a bain marie.
• Place a piece of baking paper on the prepared picture at Step 1 and secure with tape.
• Trace the picture with a cocktail stick with melted chocolate at Step 6.
• Follow the hints and you will have better results.
• When the chocolate starts to harden, melt in a bain marie again.
• After drawing, remove the original picture and chill the baking paper in the fridge for more than 10 minutes.
• Taking out Step 5 from the fridge and lay on baking paper.
• Roll out the dough over the paper with a rolling pin.
• Put chopsticks at both sides of the dough, so that the thickness will be even.
• Put Step 9 with the chocolate on Step 10.
• Roll out with a rolling pin.
• Put in the fridge and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes.
• Take out Step 11 from the fridge and peel off the baking paper slowly.
• Lift up the corner of the paper and peel off slowly.
• When you're having difficulty, check Step 15.
• Bake in pre-heated oven to 355F/180C for about 7-8 minutes.
• Done!
• When the edges has browned nicely, it is ready to take out of the oven.
• If the chocolate is not stuck to the cookie dough when you peel off the paper, do not panic, put the paper back on and try again.
• Rub gently over the paper with your finger and put back in the fridge.
• Leave to rest for about 10 minutes.
• Now it is easier to peel.