Yet another really nice biscuit, which keep for a while in an airtight biscuit tin!
My granddaughter has ordered these biscuits, as she cannot wait for the Christmas baking session. She normally shares these with her paternal grandfather.
They are easy to make but difficult to handle, as the dough is pretty sticky. It’s better to refrigerate them before baking so they do not spread quite as much.
The nuts in the biscuits are optional therefore can be made for people with nut allergies.
Ingredients
340g plain flour
125g butter (I use whatever I have at home, either salted or unsalted)
370g soft brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
60g dark chocolate, melted (I used 70% min)
80ml milk (I melted the chocolate in the milk, in the microwave about 20s)
2 tbsp cacao powder
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp ground allspice
85g chopped pecans (I did not have any pecans so I put chopped almonds)
Icing sugar to coat
Method
Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy.
Beat the eggs, one at a time.
Stir the chocolate and milk into the butter mixture.
Add the flour, cacao, baking powder, allspice and a pinch of salt (only if you used unsalted butter) and mix well.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
Preheat the over to medium 180C.
Roll teaspoons of mixture into balls and roll each in icing sugar to coat.
Place well apart on the lined baking trays to allow spreading.
Bake for 20-25mn, or until lightly browned and just firm.
Leave on the trays for 3-4 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
Store in an airtight biscuit tin – they will keep for about a month.
Recipe By: Brigitte Kershaw
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16 comments
They are very similar to the Sienese biscuits of the Tuscan culture even if they are without cocoa!
How wonderful to learn that, thanks for the share
These look heavenly! I never had these before let alone baking them! I am so excited to try, so excited.
Please do, these are super delicious!
Printed this out to make over the weekend. They look so delicious!
How wonderful! Pls tag us in the photo and let us know what you think of it
These look and sound delicious! I love crinkle cookies…what a delightful cookie for the holidays!
It absolutely is Catherine
These cookies look yummy and make me hungry for a bite or two!
Hope you do make some for yourself
I need to make these! They look so delicious and not so difficult to make.
Hope you do, they are easy to make
These look super yum. I will try them out this week. Christmas is the time for baking!!
I agree Tina, these are super tasty!
Hi,
the recipe does not say how much flour to use?
thanks
Sorry about the Jacques, the amount has been added now.