Romantic Dipped Cookies
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 10 min.
Preparation
ready in 2 h. 10 min.
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Ingredients
for
30
- Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (scant)
- ½ cup superfine caster sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 2.333 cups gluten-free all purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 2 tsps xanthan gum (if not included in the flour)
- 1 cup Milk chocolate (30% cocoa solids, melted)
- 1 cup plain Dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids, melted)
- 1 cup white chocolate (melted)
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Line 2 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2.
Beat the butter until soft. Add the sugar and beat until smooth, then beat in the egg yolks and vanilla.
3.
Gradually add the flour and mix to a stiff dough. Flatten the dough into a disc, wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour.
4.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, about 5mm|1/4" thick.
5.
Using a 5cm|2" heart-shaped cutter cut hearts from the dough, re-rolling the trimmings Place about 2.5cm|1" apart on the baking trays.
6.
Bake for 18-20 minutes, until golden. Cool on the baking trays for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
7.
Dip 1 half of some of the biscuits into the milk chocolate and place on a wire rack to set. Repeat with the remaining biscuits and the plain chocolate.
8.
Drizzle the white chocolate over the set chocolate on the biscuits and leave to set.
