makes
50
prep
30 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
makes
50
serves
preparation
30
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 110 g unsalted butter
- 55 g pure icing sugar
- 15 g Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 1 vanilla bean, cut and scraped
- 20 g almond meal
- 180 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- plain flour, for dusting
Chilling time: at least 1 hour.
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder. Mix until there are no lumps of butter remaining, scraping down the sides of the bowl as required.
- Add in the egg while continuing to mix, followed by the vanilla.
- Add in the almond meal, flour and baking powder. Continue to mix until the ingredients just come together as a dough.
- Press the dough into an even, flat square and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place into the refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour.
- Heat the oven to 190˚C (170˚C fan forced).
- Lightly dust the workbench with flour and roll the dough out until it is approximately 2 mm in thickness.
- Cut the dough into squares, 25 mm x 25 mm in size.
- Place the squares onto a lined baking tray and bake in the pre-heated oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow to cool at room temperature before storing in an airtight container.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
