Chocolate Box Cookies

Got this recipe from the Cookie Bible Nick bought me couple weeks ago. It was my workmate Kylie's birthday on 1st of March. I figure a box of chocolate cookies would be a nice birthday present. These prettily decorated, bitesize cookies look as though they've come straight out of a box of chocolate. I made couple batches. Wrapped a box for Kylie. Then brought the rest to share with other workmates in the office. I reckon they are absolutely great for a special tea. Unlike what they look like, they are not too sweet at all.

Here is the recipe:

Make about 50

1. Preheat the oven to 180'C. Grease two baking sheets.

2. Put the flour(175g self-raising flour), cocoa powder(25g, unsweetened), spice(5ml mixed apple pie spice) and butter (50g, unsalted, at room temperature, diced) into a food processor( I don't have one, I just use folk to give me a good mix). Process until the ingredients are thoroughly blended. Add the sugar(115 caster superfine sugar), 1 egg, and 1 egg yolk and mix to a smooth dough.

3.Turn the dough out on to a lightly floured surface and knead gently. Cut the dough in half and roll out each piece under the palms of your hands to form two long logs, each 33cm long.

4. Cut each log into 1cm slices. Place the slices on the prepared baking sheet, spacing slightly apart, and chill for at least 30 mins ( I left them in the fridge over night.)

5. Bake for 10 mins until slightly risen. Transfer to a ware rack to cool.

6. To decorate, melt the milk chocolate (150g), white chocolate (150g) separately. Using a folk, dip half of the cookies in white chocolate and the rest in milk chocolate. Then coating the half of the cookies dipped in the milk chocolate with while chocolate as you will see in the picture above.

Hope you will like them too. :)