Cookie Recipes - Chocologs

 

Ingredients

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

• 1/3 cup/50 g unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 6 tbsp butter

• 1/4 cup/50 g granulated sugar

• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract/essence

• 2 tbsp milk 

FROSTING:

• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 tsp cold water

• 4 tbsp butter, softened

• 1 cup/150 g confectioners'/icing sugar

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Method:

1. Sift the flour, cocoa, and salt into a large bowl. Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.

2. Stir in the sugar and vanilla. Add the milk to form a stiff dough. Form the dough into a log 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C/gas 6. Butter a cookie sheet. Slice the dough into 2inch (5-cm) lengths and place 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on the prepared cookie sheet.

4. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned and firm to the touch. Transfer to racks to cool.

5. Frosting: Mix the cocoa with the water until smooth. Beat the butter in a medium bowl until creamy.

6. Beat the confectioners' sugar and the cocoa mixture until smooth. Use a thin metal spatula to spread the tops of the cookies with the frosting.

7. Draw the tines of a fork across the frosting to resemble the bark of a log.