August 29, 2014

Chocolate Easter freckles

The kids will love helping out with these cute treats this Easter. Just bake the bickies, smother in melted chocolate then sprinkle with hundreds and thousands.

Chocolate Easter freckles

Makes 24 Item

Prep

1H 15M

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Ingredients

125 gram butter, softened

3/4 cup (165g) firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cup (225g) plain flour

1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour

1/4 cup (35g) cocoa powder

200 gram dark or milk chocolate, melted

1/3 cup (85g) hundreds and thousands

Method

1.Beat butter, sugar and egg in a small bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in sifted dry ingredients, in two batches.

2.Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth; roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Cover; refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.

4.Using different shaped cookie cutters, cut shapes from dough using each cutter. Place shapes on oven trays.

5.Bake the cookies for about 10-12 minutes, depending on their shape and size. Cool on wire racks.

6.Spread tops of cookies with chocolate; sprinkle with hundreds and thousands. Set at room temperature.

Suitable to freeze. Chocolate suitable to microwave.
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