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Chocolate Biscuits

Ingredients

Makes approx. 20 biscuits

QTY Desc
135g Plain flour
10 g Cocoa powder
½ tsp Bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp Salt
115g Cold unsalted butter, cubed
130g Unrefined caster sugar

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 190C.
  2. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt together into a bowl, and set to one side.
  3. Using a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until the mixture becomes light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes).
  4. Reduce the speed of the mixer to low, then add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl. Continue to mix until the dough comes together.
  5. Using an ice-cream scoop, portion the dough into balls (approximately 40g per ball). Place them on a parchment lined baking tray roughly 10cm apart.
  6. Place the tray in the oven for 10 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool on the tray for 2 minutes before placing the biscuits on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  8. The biscuits will keep for up to 5 days in an airtight tin.

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