Chocolate bat biscuits
Prep:
25 mins
Cook:
10 mins
Lovely chocolate biscuit bats make a perfect Halloween party treat.
160g flour
30g icing sugar
40g Cadbury Bourneville cocoa
125g butter, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
Red writing icing
Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6.
Line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper, lightly greased and set aside.
Using a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa and butter and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the egg and pulse briefly to combine.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead to form a soft dough.
Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
Roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper to ½ cm thick.
Cut out the bat shapes, using a cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking trays.
Bake in the oven for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
Allow to rest in the trays for 10 minutes before placing onto a wire rack.
Ice each bat with a red writing icing pen to make eyes, or simply dot them with a toothpick using the icing.
Store in an airtight container until required.
Serves
Makes 10-15
Preparation Time
25 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Flour, Chocolate, Eggs, Sugar
Recipe Type
Party Food, Cookies & Biscuits
Cuisine
Irish
Level of Difficulty
Easy
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