Indulgence Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

250g all-purpose flour

60g cocoa powder (unsweetened)

3g baking powder

3g fine salt

230g butter

100g caster sugar

1 large egg

140g dark chocolate couverture, grated / chopped finely

125g mixed nuts, chopped roughly

Icing sugar for coating

Methods:

• Preheat the oven to 170"C. Line baking tray.
• Sift the flour, baking powder & cocoa powder, add salt.
• Cream the butter & sugar on medium speed (about 3 minutes).
• Add egg into the mixture and mix until combined.
• Reduce the speed to low, add in flour mixture, chocolate & nuts. Mix to form soft dough.
• Roll into a cylinder, wrap in cling film & refrigerate for 30 minutes
• Slice the dough & set them apart on the lined tray. Bake about 10 minutes.
• Cool for a few minutes. Dust with icing sugar if desired.

HAVE FUN BAKING!!

Note: the cookies will keep for a week in an air-tight jar
Courtesy from Chef Jean Michel Fraisse of The French Culinary School in Asia @ HTC in Asia, KL
This recipe was taken during our Leisure Cooking Class on 29 Jan 2011 @ IMC Tower