Chocolate hedgehog cookies

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

🦔 Preheat oven to 180C and line two baking trays

Step 2

🦔 In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cornflour, and cocoa powder until well combined

Step 3

🦔 In a large bowl beat the butter and sugars together until fluffy and light. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time followed by the vanilla. Slowly add in the dry ingredients till the dough just comes together

Step 4

🦔 Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and roll into balls and place 2” apart on the baking trays and push and oval indentation into each one with your thumb

Step 5

🦔 Place the sprinkles in a bowl and brush the cookies with egg whites then dip into the sprinkles pressing gently to adhere the sprinkles to the cookie

Step 6

🦔 Bake till the cookies are set and slightly puffed about 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 1-2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack

Step 7

🦔 melt the white chocolate and transfer to a piping bag to fill the indentations of the cooled cookies. Swirl each cookie to settle and smooth out the chocolate

Step 8

🦔 Once the chocolate has set reheat the remaining chocolate and pipe 4 small blobs for paws and a smaller blob for snout. Use toothpicks dipped in black colouring for eyes and nose.