Here is my basic recipe for my Christmas Chocolate Cookies! It is very simple and umissable. This is a great recipe idea if you want to bake these little cookies with children.
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 12 minutesmins
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine International
Servings 30cookies
Calories
Ingredients
For the cookies
200gflour
85gsugar
1egg
125gbutter
For decoration
75gdark chocolate
1tablespoonof coconut oil
Grated coconut
Chopped hazelnuts
Instructions
Step 1: The cookie dough
Start by pouring the flour and sugar into a bowl.
Add the egg and butter. Mix everything using a kitchen machine if possible. Then form a ball with the dough. Place the dough in the refrigirator for 45 min till 1 hour.
Step 2: Shape the cookies
Once the dough has cooled, place it on a clean surface. Work the dough with your hands. Then roll out the dough until it is about 0.5 cm thick.
Using a small baking circle or a glass, form round cookies.
Step 3: Baking
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
Bake the biscuits for 12 minutes at 175 °C (fan oven).
Step 4: Decoration
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and coconut oil. You can melt it in the microwave on low power or in a water bath.
Once out of the oven, dip half of the cookies in the chocolate. Drop the excess and place the cookies on baking paper. Leave them as they are or add grated coconut or pieces of hazelnuts.
Leave to cool for 1 hour in the refrigerator or outside if it is cold enough!