Me again... :) I also baked some squidgy cookies today and they were delicious. Clare and I made these together before and I absolutely love them. I used dark chocolate (70% cocoa) instead of the white chocolate and plain chocolate and it worked just as well. I'm a bit of a dark chocolate addict though...
This recipe is taken from www.tasteandsmile.co.uk
Ingredients:
150 g unsalted butter
150 g caster sugar
1 medium egg yolk (save the white for meringues!)
25 g cocoa powder, sifted
250 g self-raising flour, sifted
50 g white chocolate squares
50 g plain chocolate
caster sugar for dusting
cocoa powder for dusting
Directions:
1) Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.
2) In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk then stir in the cocoa powder and flour with a spoon.
3) Mix the dough until well kneaded together. Cover and place in the fridge for about 45 minutes.
4) Divide the dough into even sized pieces and flatten out using the floured palm of your hand to a 10 cm circle. (If the dough is a little dry when you take it out of the fridge, add a little milk.)
5) Place a small square of chocolate into the middle and wrap up the cookie to form a ball shaped parcel. Place onto a non stick baking tray then bake for 10 minutes or until the biscuits have risen.
6) Leave to cool for 5 minutes on the baking tray then very carefully place onto a cooling tray.
7) Put an even quantity of icing sugar and cocoa powder into a fine sieve and sprinkle on top. Store in an airtight container - if any are left!
OOooh I've never made it with really dark chocolate before (only milk) - might have to give it a try sometime!
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