Candy Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| 125 g / 4 oz butter, softened | ||
| 2/3 cup / 100 g / 3 1/2 oz brown sugar | ||
| 1/2 cup / 125 g / 4 oz caster sugar | ||
| Vanilla essence | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1 egg, lightly beaten | ||
| 1 1/4 cups / 155 g / 5 oz flour | ||
| 1/4 cup / 30 g / 1 oz cocoa powder | ||
| Soda bicarbonate | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 125 g / 4 oz candy-coated chocolates | ||
| 75 g / 2 1/2 oz chopped almonds | ||
Directions
1. Place butter, brown sugar, caster sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in egg.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add flour mixture, candy-coated chocolates and almonds to butter mixture and mix well to combine. Cover with plastic food wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until mixture is firm.
3. Drop tablespoons of mixture onto lightly greased baking trays and bake at 160°C/325°F/Gas 3 for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are firm. Stand on trays for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add flour mixture, candy-coated chocolates and almonds to butter mixture and mix well to combine. Cover with plastic food wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until mixture is firm.
3. Drop tablespoons of mixture onto lightly greased baking trays and bake at 160°C/325°F/Gas 3 for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are firm. Stand on trays for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
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