I don’t celebrate my name-day whenever that is but fortunately I have 2 kids and a dad who are celebrating on 2 of the biggest name-days (Michalis and Constantinos). Needless to say I celebrate more than them, hence these cookies. They are crunchy and very chocolatey so be prepared!
All the ingredients are from Alpha Mega and organic where possible. It’s vital to use high quality chocolate as it makes a big difference in flavour.
Ingredients
- 85g butter
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules
- 85g light muscovado sugar
- 25g golden granulated sugar
- 85g, about 70-85% cocoa solids depending on your preference for dark chocolate (I used Green & Black 85%)
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 140g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonade of soda
Method
- Line a couple of baking sheets with baking parchment. Put the butter, cocoa and coffee in a medium saucepan then heat gently until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat, stir in both the sugars, then leave to cool.
- Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Beat the egg and vanilla into the cooled butter mix to make a smooth batter. Stir the flour and bicarbarbonate of soda together. Tip it into the batter mixture with two-thirds of the chocolate, then gently stir together to combine. Don’t overmix. Leave for 10-15 mins to firm up slightly, ready for shaping. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
- Using your hands, shape the mixture into 22 small balls. Lay them on the lined sheets, well apart so they have room to spread (you may have to bake in batches). Press the rest of the chocolate pieces on top of each cookie. Can be frozen on sheets and then transferred to bags at this stage for up to 1 month. Bake for 12 mins. Leave on the sheets for a couple of mins, then transfer to a cooling rack.
