Showing posts with label biscuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biscuit. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Chocolate Biscuits

Ingredients (makes about 30)
225g self raising flour
100g caster sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder
100g butter
5 tbsp milk

* heat oven to 190C and grease a couple of baking trays
* mix the flour, sugar and cocoa together then rub in the butter
* add the milk and mix to a soft dough
* turn the dough out on to a lightly floured surface and bring together into a ball, kneading gently
* roll out to about 0.5 cm thick and cut into rounds or any other shapes you fancy
* bake for about 10 minutes then cool on a wire rack

I topped them with chocolate glace icing

Nutrition (per iced biscuit):
Calories: 64, Carbs: 10g, Fat: 2g, Protein: 1g

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Nutella Biscuits

Ingredients (makes approx 25)
200g nutella
110g caster sugar
120g self raising flour
1 egg
* heat oven to 180C
* mix all the ingredients together thoroughly
* roll the dough into balls of about 2cm in diameter
* place the balls on a greased baking sheet and press down to flatten somewhat, leaving space for them to spread
* bake for 10 minutes or so
I didn't have quite enough nutella so I used half nutella and half chocolate and caramel spread.

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Magic Peanut Butter Cookies

'Magic' because they don't contain any flour.

Ingredients (makes about 20)
270g crunchy peanut butter
170g sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

* heat oven to 180C
* mix all ingredients together in a big bowl
* roll mixture into balls the size of walnuts
* place balls on a greased baking tray and press a criss-cross pattern into the top with a fork
* bake for 10 minutes and cool on the tray for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack