Things Are Looking Up
7 April , 2009
This is for Sally who sent me a wonderful warm fuzzy this morning and made me feel fabulous.
I must warn you Sally. I tried again at baking yesterday. I figured my downfall with the mutant pecan clusters was NO CHOCOLATE.
So I found a chocolate cookie recipe and 3 Year Old and I made them together and I NEARLY forgot the cocoa ( I Know!) but they turned out splendiferously.
So Sally, this recipe is foolproof, I am going to share it with you. Hope you and your daughter enjoy them!….
Chocolate Earthquake Biscuits
(so called because I think if you eat enough of them you will make the Earth move!)
Makes 24
1/3 cup choc hazelnut spread
100g butter, chopped (I didn’t chop it)
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted
2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted (I put in 4 – what can I say, I love chocolate)
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/4 cup icing sugar (optional)
1 Place spread and butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 – 3 minutes or until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
2 Stir caster sugar, egg, flour, cocoa powder and bicaronate of soda into chocolate mixture.( you’ve got to love a recipe where you just throw it all in!) Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
3 Preheat oven to 180c/160c fanforced. Grease two baking trays. Line with baking paper.
4 Roll level teaspoons of mixtureinto 24 balls. ( I didn’t bother measuring – I just picked walnut sizerd chunkes and rolled then and ended up with about 28). Sift icing sugar onto plate. Roll each ball in icing sugar. Place balls, 6cm apart, on prepared trays. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, swapping trays halfway. Cool on trays. Serve. (I wont bother with icing sugar next time – it makes for an interesting contrast on the cookie but it is messy and too much sugar for my taste)
Step 5 is eat them all and then make some more.
Enjoy!
Oh and for those of you who want a little more: I did a search dor our Doctor and chocolate but all I found was this…
Contemplating a chip. Not chocolate but it starts with ch (All my favourite foods do!)
i so wish i could have chocolate. those look lovely. i am terribly frustrated by the semi-nude (i have to make sure i get those words in there) david doll. he does not have all the accoutrement i wish him to have. i’ve been dressing him for the last 10 minutes and it’s just not working for me. more clothes are needed. and i want additional views, i want him to rotate. i want it all!!!!!
Wow, a new use for Nutella spread….. I meant in the cookies, people!
I’m sure you did Lori – mind you a Nutella coated Doctor would be a glorious thing.
Senua – there is no pinstripe suit for a start. But you know what frustrates me? That underwear WONT budge!
Open up and say ooo-la-la little timelord
Oh, thank you great cookie maker! My daughter and I will make cookies after we return from our Easter campout with family. I say AFTER so we won’t have to share with all those people…We’ll have them after Jeff Dunham’s comedy show on 4/16, my hubby’s and my 22nd anniversary. Our flower girl, one bride’s maid, and our daughter are all going with us. Cookies and milk when we get home will be perfect. You’re the best!!
I’m sorry-I have to agree with Senua-the clothes are wrong-and of course I too tried, Cle, but those undies won’t budge a bit.
Guess I’ll have to make the cookies to settle down after all that dressing and primping of a doll that just won’t move…….