Chocolate cookies
Description
Cocoa powder is often sold with various additives. Such powder will not give the desired flavor and rich chocolate aroma. Choose dark and bitter cocoa powder, it is the one that turns the cookie into chocolate “Oreo,” with its characteristic taste and color. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
- 2
Step 2
In a bowl, combine the sugar and soft butter.
- 3
Step 3
Add the egg, vanilla extract, and blend everything with a blender.
- 4
Step 4
Next, add cocoa, part of the flour, and baking powder for the dough.
- 5
Step 5
We knead the dough, adding flour if needed. Cover the soft dough and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- 6
Step 6
Then, roll the dough into a thin sheet and cut out the cookies with a cutter.
- 7
Step 7
Transfer the pieces onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You can make stamps. Bake at 180 °C for about 7 minutes.
- 8
Step 8
Let the finished cookies cool.
- 9
Step 9
For the cream, combine powdered sugar and butter, and whisk everything.
- 10
Step 10
Spread the cream on half of the cookie.
- 11
Step 11
Combine two cookies, turning them slightly, so the cream spreads evenly.
- 12
Step 12
Oreo cookies are ready.
- 13
Step 13
The pastry is ready. Serve with tea.