Chocolate Viennese Biscuits

"These are really special little biscuits (cookies). They have a shortbread type texture and are great with coffee or when you want to impress someone!"
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
1 batch of cookies
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
  • Grease 2 large baking sheets.
  • Into a bowl sift together the flour,cocoa and cornflour.
  • In another large bowl beat the butter and icing sugar until fluffy.
  • With the beater on low speed gradually add in the flour mixture and vanilla essence until it becomes a soft dough.
  • Shape into'bar' shapes about 10cm long by 5cm wide.
  • Bake about 15-20 minutes, rotating baking sheets at half-time.
  • Keep an eye on them as they should only be slightly firm and all ovens are different.
  • Cool on wire cooling rack until cool and firm.
  • Dust with icing sugar.
  • Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate and place back onto greaseproof paper and allow chocolate to set.
  • Store in container with waxed paper between layers.

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Reviews

  1. Could someone pls tell me what it means to "rotate baking sheet at half time". I really want to try this out, but I don't know what that means. A reply would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
     
  2. These were 10/10!! Really, really gorgeous! They were the perfect little biscuits to have after dinner with coffee! I'll definately be making these again. Thanks for the suggestion Dale!
     
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I have a passion for healthy and simple dishes with lots of vegetables, although I love a treat every now and again also, especially ice cream!
 
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