Chocolate Cookie Cutter Biscuits

Name: Chocolate Cookie Cutter Biscuits
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 1 h 28 min
Ingredients: 275g plain flour; 100g self-raising flour; 75g cocoa powder; 125g granulated sugar; 125g butter, diced; 125g golden syrup; 1 egg, lightly beaten

8 steps

Prep:1h 10minCook:18min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:27:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories278.3 kcal (14%)

Total Fat9.9 g (14%)

Carbs45.5 g (17%)

Sugars18.3 g (20%)

Protein4.9 g (10%)

Sodium112.7 mg (6%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

275gplain flour

100gself-raising flour

75gcocoa powder

125ggranulated sugar

125gbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Mix together the flours and cocoa and sift into a bowl.

Baking sheet

Parchment paper

Sieve

Bowl

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plain flour275g

self-raising flour100g

cocoa powder75g

Step 2

Pour the sugar into the bowl and stir until thoroughly combined.

granulated sugar125g

Step 3

Add the diced butter to the bowl and rub in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

butter125g

Step 4

Make a well in the centre of the mixture and pour in the syrup followed by the beaten egg. Use a large palette knife to combine the ingredients.

Knife

golden syrup125g

egg1

Step 5

When the mixture becomes too stiff to mix with the palette knife, use your hands to bring the dough together.

Step 6

Roll out the dough between two sheets of baking parchment to 5mm (1/4in) thick. Chill for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Peel back the top layer of baking parchment. Cut out the cookies using a cookie cutter.

Step 8

Place the cookies on the baking tray and chill for 20 minutes. Bake for 14-18 minutes, until starting to darken slightly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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