cherry chocolate crinkles
Crunchy on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. I had a few attempts at this recipe before I got the right balance of ingredients - well worth the effort.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
40 - 60 dependent on size of cookies
Ingredients
- 90 grams butter
- 100 grams dark chocolate
- 200 grams caster sugar (superfine)
- 2 - eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 200 grams plain flour (all purpose)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 100 grams glace cherries
- 4 tablespoons incing sugar (confectioners)
How To Make cherry chocolate crinkles
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Step 1Put the butter and chocolate into a bowl and place either in the microwave or over a Bain marie. Heat until just melted and combined – do not over heat.
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Step 2Beat together the caster sugar, eggs and vanilla.
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Step 3Pour butter mix into the sugar mix and combine well.
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Step 4Sift together the flour and baking powder and add, a bit at a time, to butter mix.
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Step 5Combine well, stir in the cherries and then cover bowl with clingflm and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.
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Step 6When you are ready to cook the crinkles, preheat the oven to 180C. Prepare a baking tray: grease or line with greaseproof paper or silicone mat. Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch sized balls. Roll each ball into the icing sugar and place on baking tray about 2 inches apart – do not flatten them.
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Step 7Bake for 9 – 12 minutes until the tops are cracked. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks.
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