Black Forest Cookies

Kindly provided by Britt Box AKA She Who Bakes

Prep Time

65 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Makes

20

Difficulty

Easy

Method

Cream together the butter and the sugar, this recipe works best when the butter is at soft room temperature rather than straight out of the fridge.

Add in the egg and mix well.

Add in the Homepride Plain Flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt and mix well until a dough starts to form.

Mix in the chopped dark chocolate and chopped glacé cherries.

Scrape this dough out of the bowl and onto a surface dusted with Homepride Plain Flour.

Scoop it into a ball and wrap well in cling film. Chill this in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Once chilled, roll the dough into small balls and place evenly on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper (if your hands are getting sticky, give them a sprinkling of Homepride Plain Flour).

Push in three bake stable dark chocolate chunks at this stage if adding them in.

Chill these trays for a further 15 minutes.

Bake at 180C (fan assisted) for 15 minutes.

Once baked, transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

These cookies will last around 5 days if stored in an airtight container.

Ingredients

  • 185g Homepride Plain Flour
  • 40g cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 125g soft unsalted butter
  • 140g dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 150g dark chocolate, cut into chunks
  • 200g chopped glacé cherries
  • 50g dark chocolate chunks for topping (optional)

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