| Treat your sweetheart to traditional shortbread cookies with a chocolate twist.
Makes: 12
Standing time:1 hour
Special equipment needed: 5 mins
Ingredients
- 9oz Plain Flour
- 8oz Butter
- 3oz Powdered Sugar
- 1oz Cocoa Powder
- 3 ˝ oz of Milk Chocolate
- 3 ˝ oz of White Chocolate
Method:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter using an electric mixer, gradually beat in the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Gradually sift the flour and cocoa powder into the mixture and blend to produce a soft cookie dough.
- Lightly dust your kitchen work surface and rolling pin with flour.
- Place the dough on the floured work surface and roll it to a thickness of about ˝ inch. Then use a heart-shaped cutter to cut out cookie shapes. You should be able to make 12 cookies, though you may need to roll the dough between cuts.
- Place biscuits onto a well greased baking tray.
- Bake for 40 minutes
- Allow to cool fully before removing from the tray.
- In the microwave, melt the milk and white chocolate one at a time in separate bowls – heat in 30 second blasts, stirring between each one to ensure chocolate does not burn.
- When chocolate is melted spoon into a piping bags and pipe stripes of each chocolate onto biscuit. Lightly drag a fork across the surface of the biscuit to create a marble affect.
- Leave to cool, try one for yourself, then serve to loved ones.
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