Name: Chocolate lace cookies
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 100 gram good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 80 gram butter, chopped; 1 cup (150g) plain flour; 2 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar

Chocolate lace cookies

Crispy on the outside, these chocolate lace cookies are chewy on the inside. Just what you need when it's time to sit down with a cup of tea.

Ingredients

100 gram good-quality dark chocolate, chopped

80 gram butter, chopped

1 cup (150g) plain flour

2 tablespoon cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

1 egg, beaten lightly

1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar

Method

1.Combine chocolate and butter in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat until just melted. Transfer to a medium bowl.

2.Sift together flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda. Stir into chocolate mixture with sugar and egg. Cover and refrigerate, 15 minutes, or until mixture is firm enough to roll into balls.

3.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line 2 oven trays.

4.Roll level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Roll in the sifted icing sugar. Place on lined trays, about 8cm apart. Bake, 15-20 minutes. Cool on trays.

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