Bear's Paw Biscuits
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- Makes Biscuits
Ingredients
For the dough
- 270g unsalted butter, softened
- 500g caster sugar
- 375g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 60g cocoa powder
- 150g ground almonds or hazelnuts
For decoration
- 225g good-quality chocolate
- 50g almonds, blanched and sliced
Method
- STEP 1Heat the oven to 180C / 160C fan oven / gas mark 4.
- STEP 2Thoroughly grease 3 bear paw moulds or madeleine pans with butter.
- STEP 3In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- STEP 4In a separate bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa powder, and nuts. Add to butter-sugar mixture, mixing thoroughly.
- STEP 5Press dough into prepared pans and bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the edges are turning slightly brown.
- STEP 6Allow to cool completely.
- STEP 7Melt chocolate on a bain-marie (bowl sitting on a pan of boiling water). Hold each cookie by the "heel" and dip the top front end of the "paw" into chocolate, and then place on waxed or parchment paper.
- STEP 8Insert four almond "claws" into paw while the chocolate is still wet and let the chocolate hardened completely.
- STEP 9Store covered in an airtight container.
