Smriti’s chocolate cookies
Written by: Smriti on:
I am not a seasoned baker. My baking skills are limited to
plain chocolate or vanilla cakes, a few different types of cookies, and a
rather disastrous attempt at a marbled cake. Breathe a sigh of relief, this isn’t
the marbled cake recipe, but my
chocolate cookies one which has never failed me. My family just waits for the
moment when these come out of the oven, and after that it’s ‘Halla Bol!’ They
don’t even last two weeks!
So my guess is that they are pretty good. And because I want
to share the joy, here is my easy-peasy recipe for the perfect accompaniment to
your cup of tea or coffee, or for plain
snacking.
What you need:
125g dark chocolate, 70%
150g plain flour
125g softened butter
75g light brown sugar, powdered
50g white sugar, powdered
30g cocoa powder, sieved
1tsp soda bicarbonate
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, cold from the fridge
1 fistful pressed oats
What to do:
Preheat your oven to 170°C. Mix flour, cocoa powder, soda bicarbonate, and salt together. Melt
the dark chocolate on a double boiler. Cream butter and powdered sugars till
pale and fluffy. Add melted chocolate to
the butter and sugar and mix thoroughly. Beat in vanilla extract and the cold
egg. Now stir in the dry ingredients, and fold them in. Keep sprinkling in the
oats for even distribution. You dough is now ready.
Roll out balls of
the dough and place them on your greased baking tray. Pat the balls to flatten
a little, and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Cool the baked
cookies on a wire rack, and enjoy!
Also, keep in mind
to adjust the temperature and baking time according to the size of cookies you
roll out. As you can see, I make pretty large ones; the diameter is nearly 7cm!
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