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1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a small pan of simmering water or in a microwave until smooth. Cool slightly. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder and ½ tsp salt.
2. Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric whisk until pale, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed and add the chocolate mix and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture until blended together. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1½ hours or even up to 2 days.
3. Put the icing sugar in a small bowl. Shape the dough into 4cm balls and roll in the sugar. Put them on baking sheets lined with baking paper and press down lightly with your hand to flatten. Bake for 12-15 minutes for soft centres and set edges. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes and then put on a rack to cool.

Per serving

148 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 23.6g, fat 5.7 g, saturated fat 3.2g, fibre 0.5g, salt 0.08 g

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• Georgelikescake

  25 August 2009

  Georgelikescake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  They taste nice although mine are not what would be described as cookies. They didn't spread when cooking, so instead remained a small round brownie like thing, and also taste more like a brownie than a cookie! A bit disappointing all in all ...

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• rb

  18 September 2009

  rb rated and commented on this recipe

  

  OMG just made these and they are AMAZING!! I found the colder the mixture the better the "crinkle" effect. They don't spread that much though so the size you make the balls are only slightly smaller than how the cookies will turn out (which for me was quite small)! I read some posts about reducing the amount of sugar so I only used 100g and then rolled in plenty of icing sugar. Gave 4 stars as having to chill in the fridge elongates the process slightly but it is worth it! They came out fantastic! Yum yum!

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• Jenny

  27 September 2009

  Jenny commented on this recipe

  Great recipe...made the balls only 2cm....cookies ended up about 4cm across...using 1 teaspoon baking powder. Also used ordinary salted butter and left out the salt. Made over 50 !!!....would have been a few more but my 15 yo found mix in fridge while it was chilling...will definitely make again....very easy....and can make mix quickly then come back to bake when u have time.

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• SR

  27 September 2009

  SR rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are absolutely delicious and looked exactly like the picture! May add in some smarties or cho chip next time.

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• Han<3Chocolate

  12 October 2009

  Han<3Chocolate rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made these cookies so I haven't actually had time to try them yet but if they taste as good as they smell and look they will be gorgeous i'm sure! As for th confusing butter measurement, I haven't got a clue quite how much I put in, it looked a lot but they seem fine! I found a really good way of shaping the dough, get a spoonful of the mix and throw it with some force into a bowl of icing sugar them turn it while its still almost attached to the spoon, no mess!! Very nice cookies, will be making again i'm sure!

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• tanya

  20 October 2009

  tanya rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great recipe!easy to make, very tasty and look lovely. I used 56g of butter and put mixture in the fridge for overnight. It's not very messy. Just used a spoon to scoop out the dough and rolled in sugar in a plate. Washed bowl, spoon, plate and hands afterwards and had lovely cup of tea 30 minutes later. Is there anyone who was able to keep them for 5 days?

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• Belkey

  27 October 2009

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I agree with the comments that these are brownie like, very yummy! They are not too messy if you leave the mixture in the fridge, then it is just like making rather large truffles! Mine did look like the picture, thanks to the icing sugar technique.

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• lou

  27 October 2009

  lou commented on this recipe

  Did this recipe but forgot the vanilla essence and icing sugar didnt matter - they were still yummy! the only thing is that u dont have to whisk them. it made no difference - just slap everything in together!

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• PandaClaire

  06 November 2009

  PandaClaire rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really tasty, and great reviews from both family and neighbours. I made them a little larger than intended but it made no difference to the flavour and texture with a few extra minutes in the oven. Will definitely be making again.

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• littleegg

  08 November 2009

  littleegg rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lurrrvly....!

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Ingredients

• 175g plain chocolate , chopped
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 175g plain flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs , at room temperature
• 150g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 60g icing sugar

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Difficulty and servings

Makes 20

Preparation and cooking times

40 minutes + chilling

Ingredients

• 175g plain chocolate , chopped
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 175g plain flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs , at room temperature
• 150g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 60g icing sugar

Per serving

148 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 23.6g, fat 5.7 g, saturated fat 3.2g, fibre 0.5g, salt 0.08 g

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