Cookie Recipes - Chocolate Arches  

 

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup/125 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 3/4 cup/125 g finely ground yellow cornmeal

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/3 cup/70 g granulated sugar

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract/essence

• 2 large eggs

• 2/3 cup/150 g butter, softened

• 7 oz/200 g semisweet/dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

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Method:

1. Sift the flour, cornmeal, and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and vanilla. Add the eggs, beating until just blended.

2. Stir in the butter to form a stiff dough. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let stand for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C/gas 6. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Fit a pastry bag with a 1/2inch (1-cm) star tip.

4. Fill the pastry bag, twist the opening tightly closed, and squeeze out 4-inch (10-cm) tall arches (horseshoes) spacing them 2 inches (5 cm) apart on the prepared cookie sheets. 

5. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until just golden. Cool the cookies completely on the cookie sheets.

6. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over barely simmering water. Dip the cookies halfway into the chocolate and let stand until set, about 30 minutes.