Chocolate Truffle Cookies
Cherry brandy-flavored chocolate truffle cookies, coated with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
all-purpose flour
50 g
unsweetened cocoa powder
25 g
baking powder
1/2 tsp
caster sugar
90 g
butter, diced
25 g
egg, beaten
1
cherry liqueur or orange juice
1 tsp
powdered sugar, for coating
50 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the dough
Preheat the oven to 200°C (th. 7). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and sugar. Add the butter and rub in until it resembles breadcrumbs. Mix the beaten egg with the liqueur (or orange juice) and stir into the flour mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2
Shaping
Pour the powdered sugar into a bowl. Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and coat them in the powdered sugar. Place on the baking sheets.
3
Baking
Bake for 10 minutes, until the cookies start to firm up. Transfer to a rack to cool.
